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INTESTINAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or inside the intestines
Example:
intestinal disease
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
intestine (the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus)
Derivation:
intestine (the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus)
Context examples:
It is associated with the presence of intestinal metaplasia and an increased risk of developing gastric carcinoma.
(Autoimmune Gastritis, NCI Thesaurus)
A genus of bacteria within the phylum Bacteroidetes consisting of gram-negative bacilli or cocco-bacilli that comprise a major portion of the human normal flora, predominating in the intestinal tract.
(Bacteroides, NCI Thesaurus)
B. thetaiotaomicron is found in the human intestinal tract.
(Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, NCI Thesaurus)
B. uniformis is found in the human and swine intestinal tract, but can be pathogenic in other locations.
(Bacteroides uniformis, NCI Thesaurus)
A parasitic protozoal infection caused by Balantidium coli that involves the large intestinal mucosa.
(Balantidiasis, NCI Thesaurus)
Autonomous new growth of the intestinal epithelium that has limited growth potential and does not metastasize to surrounding structures.
(Benign Conditions of the Mouse Intestinal Tract, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
The small intestinal morphologic changes are consistent with a mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma (MALT lymphoma).
(Alpha Heavy Chain Disease, NCI Thesaurus)
This may be from a primary intestinal cancer, or from a cancer at a distant site.
(Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Small Intestine, NCI Thesaurus)
A carcinoma that arises from the intestinal tract of the mouse and has spread to other anatomic sites.
(Metastatic Carcinoma of the Mouse Intestinal Tract, NCI Thesaurus)
Glutamine-fed piglets gained weight as well as the antibiotic group but showed fewer signs of intestinal damage from pathogens.
(Antibiotic Alternative Scores Well in Second Round of Swine Trials, U.S. Department of Agriculture)
