intestine

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1.Internal; inward; -- opposed to external. [1913 Webster]

Epilepsies, fierce catarrhs, Intestine stone and ulcers.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

2.Internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not foreign; -- applied usually to that which is evil; as, intestine disorders, calamities, etc. [1913 Webster]

Hoping here to end Intestine war in heaven, the arch foe subdued.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

An intestine struggle . . . between authority and liberty.— Hume.[1913 Webster]

3.Depending upon the internal constitution of a body or entity; subjective. [1913 Webster]

Everything labors under an intestine necessity.— Cudworth.[1913 Webster]

4.Shut up; inclosed. [R.] --Cowper. [1913 Webster]

1.(Anat.) That part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus. [1913 Webster]

2.pl. The bowels; entrails; viscera. [1913 Webster]

Large intestine (Human Anat. & Med.), the lower portion of the bowel, terminating at the anus. It is adapted for the retention of fecal matter, being shorter, broader, and less convoluted than the small intestine; it consists of three parts, the c[ae]cum, colon, and rectum.

Small intestine (Human Anat. & Med.), the upper portion of the bowel, in which the process of digestion is practically completed. It is narrow and contorted, and consists of three parts, the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. [1913 Webster]