Synonyms for small intestine

Grammar : Noun

Définition of small intestine

noun part of digestive tract

Example sentences :

The food passes now into a long coiled pipe—the small intestine.
Extract from : « Papers on Health » by John Kirk

The lower end of the small intestine was likewise ligatured.
Extract from : « On Digestive Proteolysis » by R. H. Chittenden

In the Cassowary the length of the large to the small intestine is 1:6.
Extract from : « The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity » by George. S. Huntington

Finally there is the abomasum, out of which proceeds the small intestine.
Extract from : « The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia » by Frank Evers Beddard

The large intestine is half the length of the small intestine.
Extract from : « The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia » by Frank Evers Beddard

They were most numerous at the lower end of the small intestine.
Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I » by Various

The former is about an inch long and is found in the small intestine.
Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of Cattle » by U.S. Department of Agriculture

They are most numerous in the upper portion of the small intestine.
Extract from : « A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) » by Calvin Cutter

The autopsy shows the stomach and more or less of the small intestine distended with coagulated blood.
Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various

When the small intestine is distended the greatest swelling may be about the umbilicus, or the abdomen may be evenly rounded.
Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various

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