small intestine
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3.4
- noun
- /smɔl ɪnˈtɛstɪn/
- Specialized
:
intestino delgado
- And so your small intestine lies inside your belly.
- stomach and small intestine
- small intestine and colon
As we get older, that absorption site in the small intestine and some people can wear out.
- As we get older, that absorption site in the small intestine and some people can wear out.
- This can be the third part of your small intestine or anywhere in your large intestine or in your rectum or anus.
- So by the time that the meat reaches the second part of your small intestine, there's jejunum.
- OK, so that's stomach and small intestine and also liver damage.
- So your stomach and your pancreas and the upper part of your small intestine, that's what Astragalus helps.
- There's the stomach, the large intestine, the small intestine that all of those organs are made from the food that is patient has eaten.
Examples
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HDL (often referred to as good cholesterol) is synthesized and secreted by the liver and small intestine.
Academic text (2015) -
As we get older, that absorption site in the small intestine and some people can wear out.
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The doctor found something in her small intestine.
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It's part of the small intestine.
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This is made in certain cells in both the small intestine and the brain stem.
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Zinc is absorbed into the blood from food in the small intestine.
Academic text (2002) -
Vitamin B-12 is absorbed in the small intestine.
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A hookworm embeds in the lining of the small intestine where it feeds voraciously on the blood supply of its host.
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Celiac disease is a hereditary disorder that causes destruction to the small intestines when gluten enters the body.
Blog text (12) -
Most nutrients are absorbed in the small intestine after food passes from the stomach.
Synonyms
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8.2
The middle part of an animal's gut where the body absorbs most food
Antonyms
- Specialized
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2.8
The lower tube in the body that absorbs water from waste before the waste leaves the body
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'small' modifies 'intestine' to indicate the narrower section of the gut between the stomach and large intestine. This noun phrase structure and concept is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows 'small' and 'intestine' can readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Small intestine: The name small intestine comes from comparing it to the large intestine. The word small here means 'narrow' or 'thin', and intestine means a tube in the body. So the name gives the image of a long, thin tube after the stomach that 'takes in' nutrients, which is why small intestine refers to that part of the body.