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Definition of Intestinal

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or inside the intestines. "Intestinal disease"

Definition of Intestinal

1. a. Of or pertaining to the intestines of an animal; as, the intestinal tube; intestinal digestion; intestinal ferments.

Definition of Intestinal

1. Adjective. Relating to the intestines. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Intestinal

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Intestinal

1. Pertaining to the intestine. Origin: L. Intestinalis This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Intestinal

Literary usage of Intestinal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1916)
"Now, however, there is a tendency to utilize the term to denote the systemic condition, more properly, as it seems to us, described as intestinal toxemia. ..."

2. Pathogenic Micro-organisms: Including Bacteria and Protozoa; a Practical by William Hallock Park, Anna Wessels Williams (1910)
"intestinal BACTERIA. Significance of Bacteria in Intestines.—The constant presence of great numbers of bacteria in the intestinal tract has been the subject ..."

3. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1891)
"OUR object in presenting this paper on intestinal surgery is to give a description of the methods and technique of the work we have' done on the lower ..."

4. Report of the Annual Meeting (1877)
"THE first part of the task of your Committee respected the comparative effect on intestinal secretion of various salts locally applied, and the action of ..."

5. The Medical and Surgical Reporter (1894)
"Df A correct appreciation of the causes which give rise to the formation of intestinal fistula is prerequisite for the adoption of appropriate treatment. ..."

6. Practical physiological chemistry by Philip Bovier Hawk (1918)
"CHAPTER XI intestinal DIGESTION Strictly speaking, all digestive processes which take place in the intestine may be classed under intestinal Digestion. ..."

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