the longest part of the alimentary canal, consisting of the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum, in which digestion is completed
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
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small′ intes′tine, [Anat.]
- Anatomyintestine (def. 2).
- 1760–70
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'small intestine' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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- abomasum
- ascaris
- chitterlings
- chyle
- chyme
- duodenum
- enteritis
- enterocolitis
- erepsin
- gastric bypass
- greater omentum
- ileostomy
- ileum
- intestine
- jejunum
- lacteal
- large intestine
- malabsorption
- mesentery
- midgut
- pyloric stenosis
- secretin
- sprue
- trypsinogen
- villus