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in·tes·ti·nal

(ĭn-tĕs′tə-nəl)

adj.

Of, relating to, or constituting the intestine: the intestinal wall; intestinal bacteria.

in·tes′ti·nal·ly adv.

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in•tes•ti•nal

(ɪnˈtɛs tə nl; Brit. ˌɪn tɛsˈtaɪn l)

adj.

of, pertaining to, being in, or affecting the intestines.

[< New Latin]

in•tes′ti•nal•ly, adv.

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Adj.

intestinal - of or relating to or inside the intestines; "intestinal disease"

enteral, enteric

intestinal

adjective abdominal, visceral, duodenal, gut (informal), inner, coeliac, stomachic The intestinal tract is examined with a special viewing device.

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Translations

مَعْوي

střevní

Darm-...

intestinal

bél-

garna-, òarma-

intestinale

innvolls-tarm-

črevný

bağırsaklara ait

肠的

intestinal

[ˌɪntesˈtaɪnl] ADJ [tract, complaint] → intestinal

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intestinal

[ˌɪntɛˈstaɪn^əl ɪnˈtɛstɪn^əl] adj → intestinal(e)
the intestinal wall → la paroi intestinale

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intestinal

adj → Darm-, intestinal (form); intestinal cancer → Darmkrebs m

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intestinal

[ɪnˈtɛstɪnl] adj → intestinale

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intestine

(inˈtestin) noun

(often in plural) the lower part of the food passage in man and animals.

intestinal (intesˈtainl) , ((especially American) inˈtestinl) adjective

in·tes·ti·nal

a. intestinal, rel. a los intestinos;

___ bypass surgery → desviación quirúrgica ___;

___ flora → flora ___;

___ juice → jugo ___;

___ obstruction → obstrucción ___;

___ perforation → perforación ___.

intestinal

adj intestinal

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After a slow and tiresome march through a long, gloomy corridor, which wound through the court-house like the intestinal canal of the ancient edifice, he arrived near a low door, opening upon a hall which his lofty stature permitted him to survey with a glance over the waving heads of the rabble.

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Zeena answered in her every-day tone and, warming to the theme, regaled them with several vivid descriptions of intestinal disturbances among her friends and relatives.

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(See, also, my monograph, The Essential Identity of the Spiritual Affections and Certain Intestinal Gases Freed in Digestion -- 4to, 687 pp.) In a scientific work entitled, I believe, Delectatio Demonorum (John Camden Hotton, London, 1873) this view of the sentiments receives a striking illustration; and for further light consult Professor Dam's famous treatise on Love as a Product of Alimentary Maceration .

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Even such we find it now; and any old woman of the neighborhood will certify that it is productive of intestinal mischief to those who quench their thirst there.

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These animals are of so simple a structure, that Cuvier has arranged them with the intestinal worms, though never found within the bodies of other animals.

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Notably, inflammation and intestinal tumours in mice were triggered very soon-three days-after being fed these high-fat diets.

Fatty diet may increase risk of intestinal tumour

LOS ANGELES, Calif., February 16, 2018 -- Cells of a human intestinal lining created outside an individual's body mirror living tissue when placed inside micro-engineered Intestine-Chips, perhaps opening the door to personalized testing of drug treatments.

Scientists Produce Human Intestinal Lining Using " Organ-Chip"

Workman et al., "Enhanced Utilization of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Human Intestinal Organoids Using Microengineered Chips," Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 29 December 2017, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2017.12.008

Scientists Produce Human Intestinal Lining Using "Organ-Chip"

In a breakthrough, scientists have successfully replicated a human intestinal lining using patient-derived cells inside an organ-chip, a finding that has potential to advance personalised treatments for gastrointestinal diseases.

Scientists develop human intestinal lining on chip

The key to the effect our diet has on our health are intestinal bacteria: healthy intestinal flora consists of a multitude of different species of bacteria.

Muesli every day can keep arthritis at bay

In this setting, we have not included intestinal endometriosis because is not so rare as the other described localizations.