intestine
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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
Even under healthy conditions, glucose concentrations inside the gut can become high enough after eating to trigger significant sorbitol production in the intestine.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
Fox had had parts of his spleen, pancreas, and small and large intestine removed, and yet his tubes and catheter were out and he was already walking with a walker.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 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
I hoped I’d have enough cash by the time my small intestine shriveled like an earthworm on hot pavement.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
The team also measured the activity of five genes in the liver and intestines.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
Anti-obesity treatments mimic a hormone secreted by the intestines, GLP-1.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
“It’s in your intestines causing inflammation, causing an immune reaction, which is responsible for the diarrhea,” Adalja said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
That's due to the energy needed by the stomach, intestines and liver to break down and absorb these complex molecules.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
I could tell he was in a deep sleep because his full weight squashed into my intestines like a five-hundred-pound dumbbell.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
