Intestine

Introduction: Intestine

Description of Intestine

Intestine: [TA] The digestive tube passing from the stomach to the anus. It is divided primarily into the small intestine (intestinum tenue) and the large intestine (intestinum crassum). SYN: bowel, gut (1), intestinum (1). [L. intestinum]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Intestine: The long, tube-shaped organ in the abdomen that completes the process of digestion. There is both a large intestine and a small intestine. Also called the bowel.
Source: National Institute of Health

Intestine: the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Intestine: section of the alimentary canal from the stomach to the anus; includes the large and small intestines.
Source: CRISP

Intestine: The section of the alimentary canal from the STOMACH to the ANUS. It includes the LARGE INTESTINE and SMALL INTESTINE.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Intestine as an Organ

Intestine (organ): The digestive organs after the stomach, including small intestine and large intestine.

Intestine (organ): See Intestine (organ information).

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Terms associated with Intestine:

Terms Similar to Intestine:

• bowel
• gut

Source - WordNet 2.1

More specific terms for Intestine:

• large intestine
• small intestine

Source - CRISP

• small intestine
• large intestine

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Intestine

• gastrointestinal system

Source - CRISP

• internal organ
• viscus

Source - WordNet 2.1

The term Intestine can be used for:

• inguinal hernia
• intestinal juice

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Intestine

The following list attempts to classify Intestine into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• internal organ,viscus
• organ
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• gastrointestinal system
• digestive system
• Anatomy

Disease Ontology - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Complications of transplanted organ
• Complications peculiar to certain specified procedures
• COMPLICATIONS OF SURGICAL AND MEDICAL CARE, NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
• INJURY AND POISONING
• DISEASES AND INJURIES
• Disease Ontology V2.1 2005

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