intestine - Definition | Dictionary definition of intestine

Definition of intestine

the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus

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the longest part of the alimentary canal; where digestion is completed; duodenum
the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum; jejunum
the part of the small intestine between the duodenum and the ileum; ileum
the part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum; large intestine
beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as feces; colon
the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted

Type of:: internal organ, viscus
a main organ that is situated inside the body