Definitions

intestinal

[in-tes-tuh-nl, in-tes-tahyn-l] / ɪnˈtɛs tə nl, ˌɪn tɛsˈtaɪn l /

ADJECTIVE

stomach

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abdominal

WEAK

alimentary bowel celiac duodenal gut inner inside interior internal inward rectal spaghetti stomachic stuffing ventral visceral

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In another study published in Cells, Curi, Gorjão, and colleagues investigated whether delayed intestinal transit might also contribute to insulin resistance in non-obese individuals.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Until now, scientists did not know that CD8 T cells could produce IL-22 in a way that supports intestinal stem cells.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Cysteine has long been known for its antioxidant properties, but this is the first study showing that it can directly stimulate intestinal stem cell regeneration.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Among all the amino acids tested, cysteine produced the strongest regenerative effect on both stem cells and progenitor cells, which eventually mature into adult intestinal cells.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

The intestinal muscles are beginning to die, and the intestines are starting to go slack.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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