Taber's Medical Dictionary
intestine
(ĭn-tĕs′tĭn)
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The portion of the alimentary canal that extends from the pylorus of the stomach to the anus. It includes the duodenum, jejunum, ileum (small intestine), and colon (large intestine) and is responsible for the completion of digestion and the absorption of nutrients and water.
SYN: SEE: bowel; SEE: gut (1)
SEE: abdomen
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Intestine." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/755489/all/intestine.
Intestine. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/755489/all/intestine. Accessed December 9, 2023.
Intestine. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/755489/all/intestine
Intestine [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 December 09]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/755489/all/intestine.
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