intestine
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(ĭn-tĕs′tĭn)

[L. intestinum]
The portion of the alimentary canal that extends from the pylorus of the stomach to the anus. It includes the duodenum, jejunum, ileum (small intestine), and colon (large intestine) and is responsible for the completion of digestion and the absorption of nutrients and water.
SYN: SEE: bowel; SEE: gut (1)
SEE: abdomen
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(ĭn-tĕs′tĭn)

[L. intestinum]
The portion of the alimentary canal that extends from the pylorus of the stomach to the anus. It includes the duodenum, jejunum, ileum (small intestine), and colon (large intestine) and is responsible for the completion of digestion and the absorption of nutrients and water.
SYN: SEE: bowel; SEE: gut (1)
SEE: abdomen
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Intestine." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/755489/all/intestine.
Intestine. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/755489/all/intestine. Accessed March 20, 2023.
Intestine. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/755489/all/intestine
Intestine [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 March 20]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/755489/all/intestine.
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