small intestine
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small intestine
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From small + intestine, perhaps a partial calque of Middle English smaltharm, smaleþarm, from Old English smælþearme (“lower gut, small intestine”, literally “small tharm”).
noun small intestines
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The upper part of the intestine, between the stomach and the large intestine, divided into the duodenum, the jejunum and the ileum.
Similar: small bowel
Translations
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noun upper part of the intestine
| Español | intestino delgado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 작은창자 jageunchangja, 소장 sojang |
| 日本語 | 小腸 shōchō |
| 中文 | 小腸 /小肠 xiǎocháng |
| Kiswahili | uchango |
| Português | intestino delgado |
| Français | intestin grêle |
| Deutsch | Dünndarm |
| Italiano | intestino tenue |
| Ελληνικά | λεπτό έντερο leptó éntero |
| Română | intestin subțire |
| Русский | то́нкая кишка́ tónkaja kišká |
| Tiếng Việt | ruột non |
| العربية | الْأَمْعَاء الدَّقِيقَة al-ʔamʕāʔ ad-daqīqa |
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title = {small intestine},
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