in·tes·tine /ɪnˈtɛstən/
 (a.)內部的,國內的腸


 in·tes·tine /ɪnˈtɛstən/ 名詞
 腸


 In·tes·tine a.
 1. Internal; inward; -- opposed to external.
 Epilepsies, fierce catarrhs,
 Intestine stone and ulcers.   --Milton.
 2. Internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not foreign; -- applied usually to that which is evil; as, intestine disorders, calamities, etc.
 Hoping here to end
 Intestine war in heaven, the arch foe subdued.   --Milton.
    An intestine struggle . . . between authority and liberty.   --Hume.
 3. Depending upon the internal constitution of a body or entity; subjective.
    Everything labors under an intestine necessity.   --Cudworth.
 4. Shut up; inclosed. [R.]


 In·tes·tine, n.; pl. Intestines
 1. Anat. That part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus.
 2. pl. The bowels; entrails; viscera.
 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 cæcum, 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.

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 intestine
      n : the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the
          anus [syn: bowel, gut]