/ɪn'testɪn; ɪn`tɛstɪn/
n (usu pl 通常作复数) long tube in the body which helps to digest food and carries it from the stomach to the anus 肠
*a pain in the intestines 由肠疾患引起的疼痛
* Food passes from the stomach to the small intestine and from there to the large intestine. 食物由胃进入小肠再进入大肠. Cf 参看 abdomen. =>illus at digestive 见digestive插图.

n[C]
artery, brain, fatty, tissue, heart, kidney, intestine, intestine2, small, large, liver, lung, muscles, stomach, vein, throat
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French;Origin: intestin, from Latin intestinum, from intus 'inside']
the long tube in your body through which food passes after it leaves your stomach
= gut
>intestinaladj
→large intestine, small intestine