intestinal
adjective
in·tes·ti·nal
in-ˈte-stə-nᵊl 
-ˈtes(t)-nəl,
-ˈte-sᵊn-əl,
British often ˌin-(ˌ)te-ˈstī-nᵊl
1
: affecting, occurring, or living in the intestine
2
: of, relating to, or being the intestine
intestinally
adverb
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Sidhwa said that one of his last patients that night was a sixteen-year-old boy named Ibrahim, who had sustained intestinal injuries from shrapnel.
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Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
In mid-March, a judge in Missouri ordered a re-trial in a case that Abbott and its rival Reckitt won in November , beating back allegations that their specialized formulas for premature babies caused a severe intestinal illness known as necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
Vitamin D receptors help your gut produce tight junctions to maintain your intestinal barrier.
—Cristina Palacios, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2025
The Monkey in mere intestinal yardage, but their greatest leverage is their leanness: Blood and guts, on repeat.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 7 Feb. 2025
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Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
In mid-March, a judge in Missouri ordered a re-trial in a case that Abbott and its rival Reckitt won in November , beating back allegations that their specialized formulas for premature babies caused a severe intestinal illness known as necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
Vitamin D receptors help your gut produce tight junctions to maintain your intestinal barrier.
—Cristina Palacios, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2025
The Monkey in mere intestinal yardage, but their greatest leverage is their leanness: Blood and guts, on repeat.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Intestinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intestinal. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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intestinal
adjective
in·tes·ti·nal
in-ˈtes-tən-ᵊl
1
: of or relating to the intestine
2
: affecting or occurring in the intestine
intestinally
adverb
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Medical Definition
intestinal
adjective
in·tes·ti·nal
in-ˈtes-tən-ᵊl, -ˈtes(t)-nəl, -ˈtes-ᵊn-əl, British often ˌin-(ˌ)tes-ˈtīn-ᵊl
1
a
: affecting or occurring in the intestine
intestinal digestion
intestinal catarrh
b
: living in the intestine
the intestinal flora
an intestinal worm
2
: of, relating to, or being the intestine
the intestinal canal
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