| intes | intestine |
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| Intest | intestine, intestinal |
| IPSID | immunoproliferative small intestine disease |
| LI | labeling index; lactose intolerance; lacunar infarct; lamellar ichthyosis; Langerhans islet; large i... |
| MHI | malignant histiocytosis of intestine; Mental Health Index; Mental Health Inventory |
| large intestine | <anatomy> Also called the colon, this structure has 6 major divisions: caecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon and rectum. The total length is approximately 5 feet in the adult and it is responsible for forming, storing and expelling waste matter. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| law of intestine | Contraction above and relaxation below a stimulated point in the intestine. Synonym: law of intestine. (05 Mar 2000) |