intestine

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the long digestive tube between the stomach and anus, especially either its small or large section

   Most nutrients are absorbed through the wall of the small intestine.

From Middle French intestin or directly from Latin intestinum, 'a gut,' the noun use of the neuter form of intestinus, 'inward or internal.' The Latin adjective comes from intus, 'within.'

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