intestinal
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4.2
- adjective
- /ɪnˈtɛstɪnəl/
- Specialized
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intestinal
- This is a pulse chase assay of intestinal cells.
- intestinal tract
- intestinal mucosa
- intestinal absorption
And since we've been back, Kara's intestinal health has deteriorated.
- And since we've been back, Kara's intestinal health has deteriorated.
- So think about that again, SIBO, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth.
- And we could show some impairment of the microbiome or the intestinal barrier and leaky gut.
- So glutamine is critical for actually nourishing those intestinal cells.
- This is where intestinal stem cells inside your gut start to be produced.
- Also you increase your risk of conditions like SIBO that stands for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth.
- And so you could have had the full work up, or so you thought, and still have intestinal parasites.
- That causes the inflammation in the gut that breaks the boundary, that breaks the intestinal barrier to be permeable.
- And in my research, the higher your vitamin D level, the more you encourage those intestinal stem cells to do their thing.
- Now, the second way that we can increase our intestinal gas is through microbial fermentation.
- So this chemical breaks the tight junctions and gap junctions, creating isolation between the the intestinal lining, creating a leak.
- They keep the tight junctions nice and, and close or, you know, preventing this increase in intestinal permeability.
- There is some limited research that it does help some conditions like severe C difficile infection and other large intestinal problems.
- The intestine is made-up of cells, intestinal epithelial cells that are bound together and they're bound with proteins that basically form a barrier.
Examples
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This is where intestinal stem cells inside your gut start to be produced.
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This hormone is made in your stomach and in the small intestinal cells.
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In other words, something that one would take prior to having intestinal surgery.
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I bet it's causing you a lot of intestinal issues.
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It causes massive intestinal pain.
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It is an intestinal infection.
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He came in with bronchitis and an intestinal infection.
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And since we've been back, Kara's intestinal health has deteriorated.
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The virus then settles in the intestinal tract and it multiplies there.
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The doctor explained that my symptoms were due to an intestinal infection.
Synonyms
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4.6
Relating to the stomach and intestines, the body parts that digest food
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7.7
Relating to the intestines
Relating to the stomach and intestines where food is digested
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.8
A blockage in the intestine that stops food and waste moving through
- Specialized
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4.5
Tiny living things, especially bacteria, that live in the intestines and help digestion and the immune system
- Specialized
A surgery that makes food pass around part of the small intestine to cause weight loss
Surface Forms
Morphology
intestinal = intestine (semi-transparent) = intestin + al
The adjective is clearly formed from the noun 'intestine' plus '-al', but the spelling change to the bound stem 'intestin-' makes it slightly less straightforward for learners.
Etymology
Intestinal comes from a Latin idea: the in- part means 'in' and it is related to the words intestine and internal. So intestinal describes something that is 'inside' the belly or gut, especially the intestines.