INTESTINAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does intestinal mean? 

• INTESTINAL (adjective)
  The adjective INTESTINAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or inside the intestines

  Familiarity information: INTESTINAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INTESTINAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or inside the intestines

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

enteral; enteric; intestinal

Context example:

intestinal disease

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 

The trefoil factor (TFF) family comprises the gastric peptides pS2/TFF1 and spasmolytic peptide (SP)/TFF2, and the intestinal trefoil factor (ITF)/TFF3.

(Mucosal Healing Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Cells are methylene blue positive on whole-mount sections of the intestinal mucosa.

(Aberrant Crypt Foci of the Mouse Intestinal Tract, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called gut flora, gut microflora, intestinal flora, and intestinal microflora.

(Microflora, NCI Dictionary)

It is the result of intestinal underutilization during fetal development.

(Microcolon, NCI Thesaurus)

Intestinal inflammation is a known risk factor for colorectal cancer.

(Food additives promote inflammation, colon cancer in mice, National Institutes of Health)

FLP-7 then activates a receptor in intestinal cells, and the intestines begin turning fat into energy.

(Scientists Find Brain Hormone That Triggers Fat Burning, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

According to the study, mice put on a fasting-mimicking diet experienced a reduction in intestinal inflammation, as well as an increase in intestinal stem cells.

(Fasting-Like Diets May Reverse Gut Inflammation, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

B. vulgatus is found in the human intestinal tract, but can be pathogenic.

(Bacteroides vulgatus, NCI Thesaurus)

The hGCC protein is normally restricted to intestinal epithelial cells but is overexpressed by metastatic colorectal tumors.

(Adenovirus 5-Human Guanylyl Cyclase C-PADRE Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

If you have a complete intestinal obstruction, it is life threatening.

(Adhesions, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)