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intestine

[in-tes-tin] / ɪnˈtɛs tɪn /
NOUN
bodily organ
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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When he finally woke up, in an intensive care unit in Oklahoma City, about 90 miles northeast of Comanche, he learned that surgeons had removed 13 inches of his small intestine during emergency surgery.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

A last-minute check of an encyclopedia revealed that it also means part of the intestine, the thing poop moves through, so the “te” was dropped.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

In May 2025 he was placed in an induced coma, rupturing his intestine when he collided with a post during a game against Leicester.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Infant botulism happens when swallowed spores from the bacterium infect a baby’s large intestine and make a toxin in it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026

Strings of them ran over the surfaces of the liver, diaphragm, intestine, appendix, rectum, and heart.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

The heat-loving parasite infects the intestines and is transmitted through faecal contamination.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Baby Theo, who is now five months old and thriving, had gastroschisis, where the belly button does not develop properly, causing the intestines to grow externally.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

However, FA concentrations inside the intestines may be higher after food or supplements are consumed because the compound comes into direct contact with the digestive tract.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026

These ulcers are sometimes associated with Helicobacter, a group of bacteria that can live in the stomach and intestines of many animals, including humans and whales.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026

The parasite clamps onto the intestines and siphons nutrients from the body.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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