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ascarid |
any of various worms, including intestinal parasites such as the roundworm and the pinworm. |
Asiatic cholera |
an acute, infectious, often fatal disease caused by bacteria and characterized by severe diarrhea, intestinal cramps, and dehydration; cholera. |
casing |
a covering for sausage or other processed meats that is made from the intestinal membranes of sheep, pigs, or cows. [1/4 definitions] |
cloaca |
the cavity into which the intestinal, urinary, and reproductive tracts open in birds, reptiles, fish, and amphibians. [1/3 definitions] |
clostridium |
any of a genus of spore-forming, anaerobic bacteria, Clostridium, that inhabits soil or the intestinal tract of humans. |
colic |
acute abdominal pain, esp. that in infants, caused by intestinal gas. |
cramp1 |
(usu. pl.) severe abdominal pain, such as that caused by intestinal disorders or the uterine contractions occurring during labor and menstruation. [1/3 definitions] |
derma2 |
in Jewish cooking, an intestinal membrane used to hold a bread stuffing for a dish called kishke. |
diarrhea |
an intestinal condition characterized by frequent and watery bowel movements. |
diverticulosis |
a disorder characterized by the presence of many saclike growths protruding outward from the intestinal wall. |
enteric |
of or pertaining to the enteron; intestinal. |
entrails |
the inner organs of a human or other animal, esp. the intestinal tract. [1/2 definitions] |
fart |
(vulgar) a passing of intestinal gas from the anus. [2/3 definitions] |
fiber |
in diet, certain plant carbohydrates that resist digestion but speed the digestion of other foods and ease intestinal evacuation. [1/5 definitions] |
flatus |
gas formed in the intestinal tract that may be expelled through the anus. |
gut |
strips of intestinal tissue used for various purposes such as the strings of a guitar or violin, or for sutures. [1/11 definitions] |
helminth |
a worm, esp. a parasitic intestinal worm. |
malabsorption |
deficient absorption of nutrients by the intestinal tract. |
paratyphoid |
an intestinal disease that resembles, but is less severe than, typhoid. [1/3 definitions] |
paregoric |
a mixture of camphor and opium in alcohol, used to treat diarrhea and intestinal pain. [1/3 definitions] |
parenteral |
in the body, but not within the digestive tract; not intestinal. [1/2 definitions] |
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