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noun

Intestine n. (pl. intestines)

1.

(Anat.) That part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus.

2.

pl. The bowels; entrails; viscera.

Large intestine (Human Anat. & Med.), the lower portion of the bowel, terminating at the anus. It is adapted for the retention of fecal matter, being shorter, broader, and less convoluted than the small intestine; it consists of three parts, the caecum, colon, and rectum.

Small intestine (Human Anat. & Med.), the upper portion of the bowel, in which the process of digestion is practically completed. It is narrow and contorted, and consists of three parts, the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.

adjective

Intestine adj.

1.

Internal; inward; opposed to external. "Epilepsies, fierce catarrhs, Intestine stone and ulcers."

2.

Internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not foreign; applied usually to that which is evil; as, intestine disorders, calamities, etc. "Hoping here to end Intestine war in heaven, the arch foe subdued." "An intestine struggle... between authority and liberty."

3.

Depending upon the internal constitution of a body or entity; subjective. "Everything labors under an intestine necessity."

4.

Shut up; inclosed. (R.)

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... they had often done before, with Hungary—that land of haughty Magyars and enthusiastic patriots. Leopold I. ascended the throne in 1658, and from that time forward every year of his reign had been marked by intestine wars. Sometimes, by force of numbers, the rebellious Hungarians were, for a time, held in subjection; but the fire of patriotism, though smothered, was never extinguished in their hearts. Deep buried under the ashes of many a deluded hope, it lived on, until some friendly breath of encouragement ...

— Prince Eugene and His Times • L. Muhlbach

... Almighty had spread before this nation charts of imperial destinies, dazzling as the sun, yet with lines of blood, and many a deep intestine difficulty, and human aggregate of cankerous imperfection,—saying, Lo! the roads, the only plans of development, long, and varied with all terrible balks and ebullitions. You said in your soul, I will be empire ...

— Birds and Poets • John Burroughs

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