WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
in•tes•ti•nal /ɪnˈtɛstənəl/USA pronunciation
adj. [usually before a noun]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- of or relating to the intestines:intestinal flu.
- intestinal fortitude, courage;
willingness to continue in spite of unpleasantness;
guts.
in•tes•ti•nal
(in tes′tə nl; Brit. in′tes tīn′l),USA pronunciation adj.
in•tes′ti•nal•ly, adv.
- Anatomyoccurring in or affecting the intestines.
- Anatomyof, pertaining to, or resembling the intestines.
- Neo-Latin intestīnālis; see intestine, -al1
- 1590–1600
'intestinal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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- IgE
- acidophilus milk
- aerobacter
- alcaligenes
- alpha receptor
- alvine
- ambergris
- amebic dysentery
- aminopeptidase
- aniseed
- anthelmintic
- apoferritin
- arecoline
- ascaris
- autointoxication
- bankrupt worm
- borborygmus
- brush border
- bug
- bypass
- canine leptospirosis
- capsicum
- chenopodium oil
- cholera
- cloaca
- clostridium
- coeliac disease
- coliform bacteria
- collywobbles
- colostomy
- cowage
- cryptomonad
- diarrhea
- echovirus
- enteric
- enterobiasis
- enteropathy
- enterotoxemia
- entozoon
- fart
- flatus
- flora
- flu
- gastrointestinal
- giardiasis
- gut
- helminthic
- hexylresorcinol
- ileus