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SMALL INTESTINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The longest part of the alimentary canal; where digestion is completed
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("small intestine" is a kind of...):
bowel; gut; intestine (the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus)
Meronyms (parts of "small intestine"):
arteria ileum; ileal artery; intestinal artery (branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the ileum)
intestinal artery; jejunal artery (an artery that is a branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the jejunum)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "small intestine"):
duodenum (the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum)
jejunum (the part of the small intestine between the duodenum and the ileum)
ileum (the part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum)
Holonyms ("small intestine" is a part of...):
alimentary canal; alimentary tract; digestive tract; digestive tube; gastrointestinal tract; GI tract (tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination)
Context examples:
Surgical removal of part of the small intestine.
(Partial Small Intestine Resection, NCI Thesaurus)
The pancreas is a large gland behind the stomach and close to the first part of the small intestine.
(Pancreatitis, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
It may be taken by mouth or given through a small tube inserted through the nose into the stomach or the small intestine.
(Nutritional Supplement Drink, NCI Dictionary)
Inability of the exocrine pancreas to produce and secrete an adequate amount of digestive enzymes into the small intestine.
(Pancreatic Insufficiency, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-metastasizing neoplasm arising from the wall of the small intestine.
(Benign Small Intestinal Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
It is made of what is left after your digestive system (stomach, small intestine, and colon) absorbs nutrients and fluids from what you eat and drink.
(Bowel Movement, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
The protein is an ATP-dependent, transmembrane transport/efflux pump glycoprotein that is expressed in liver, kidney, small intestine and brain.
(ATP-Binding Cassette, Sub-Family B, Member 1, NCI Thesaurus)
An adenocarcinoma that arises from the small intestine and has metastasized to other anatomic sites.
(Metastatic Small Intestinal Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Lymphoid tissue on the mucosa of the small intestine.
(Murine Peyer's Patches, NCI Thesaurus)
A rare syndrome characterized by the presence of an enlarged and weak bladder (megacystis), a very small large intestine (microcolon), and weak small intestine that does not function properly (hypoperistalsis).
(MMIH Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
