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small intestine
small intestine
noun
- the longest part of the alimentary canal, consisting of the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum, in which digestion is completed Compare large intestine
small intestine
- The long, narrow, coiled section of the intestine that extends from the stomach to the beginning of the large intestine. Nutrients from food are absorbed into the bloodstream from the small intestine. In mammals, it is made up of the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.
small intestine
- The upper portion of the intestines , extending from the stomach to the large intestine , where the digestion of food takes place. The small intestine is about twenty feet long in adults.
Word History and Origins
Origin of small intestine1
Example Sentences
As digesting food passes through the small intestine, it mixes with chemicals from the liver, and nutrients are absorbed.
An X-ray is then performed to make certain the tube is placed correctly into the stomach or small intestine and not into the lung.
The film reaches its climax when Temple is felled by giardia, a parasite that infects the small intestine.
The surgery removes the right side of the pancreas, the gallbladder, and parts of the stomach, bile duct, and small intestine.
In catarrhal conditions of the small intestine bilirubin may be carried through unchanged.
When the mucus is small in amount and intimately mixed with the stool, the trouble is probably in the small intestine.
They inhabit the small intestine, usually in great numbers, and commonly produce a severe and often fatal anemia.
This acid, on striking the lining of the small intestine, causes the formation in its walls of a substance known as secretin.
Most of the absorption, however, takes place through the walls of the small intestine.
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