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intestinal

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in·tes·ti·nal  (n-tst-nl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or constituting the intestine: the intestinal wall; intestinal bacteria.
in·testi·nal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.intestinal - of or relating to or inside the intestines; "intestinal disease"
enteral, enteric
intestinal
adjective abdominal, visceral, duodenal, gut (informal) inner, coeliac, stomachic
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Spanish intestinal [ɪnˈtɛstɪnl] adj → intestinal
French intestinal [ɪnˈtɛstɪnl] adj → intestinal(e)
German intestinal [ɪnˈtɛstɪnl] adj (infection etc) → Darm-
Italian intestinal [ɪnˈtɛstɪnl] adj → intestinale
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After a slow and tiresome march through a long, gloomy corridor, which wound through the court-house like the intestinal canal of the ancient edifice, he arrived near a low door, opening upon a hall which his lofty stature permitted him to survey with a glance over the waving heads of the rabble.
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
Zeena answered in her every-day tone and, warming to the theme, regaled them with several vivid descriptions of intestinal disturbances among her friends and relatives.
Ethan Frome by Wharton, Edith View in context
Even such we find it now; and any old woman of the neighborhood will certify that it is productive of intestinal mischief to those who quench their thirst there.
House Of Seven Gables by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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