| anastomosis |
the surgical connection of two hollow organs or organ parts, such as the ends of a severed intestine, to make one organ. [1/2 definitions] |
| appendix |
a short closed tube of tissue that projects from the pouch at the beginning of the large intestine in the lower right-hand side of the abdomen; vermiform appendix. [1/3 definitions] |
| bowel |
(usu. pl.) the part of the digestive organs below the stomach; intestine. [1/2 definitions] |
| cecum |
a cavity opening at only one end, esp. the pouch at the head of the large intestine. |
| chyle |
a light-colored fluid containing emulsified fat that is formed from chyme in the small intestine and that is absorbed by the lacteals and passed into the bloodstream. |
| chyme |
the semifluid thick mass that is the product of the partial digestion of food in the stomach and that passes into the small intestine. |
| colitis |
inflammation of the large intestine. |
| colo- |
colon or large intestine. |
| colon2 |
in anatomy, the segment of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum. |
| diverticulitis |
painful inflammation of a sac that branches off from a hollow organ, esp. the intestine. |
| duodenum |
the short, rather straight portion of the small intestine nearest to the stomach. |
| enteritis |
inflammation of the small intestine or, sometimes, the colon. |
| entero- |
intestine. |
| enterostomy |
a surgical opening made through the abdominal wall into an intestine. |
| hookworm |
a parasitic bloodsucking worm with hooks around its mouth with which it attaches itself to human and animal intestine walls. [1/2 definitions] |
| ileum |
in mammals and birds, the portion of the small intestine below the jejunum. [1/2 definitions] |
| jejunum |
the coiled central portion of the small intestine, between the duodenum and the ileum. |
| lacteal |
of or pertaining to the anatomical vessels that convey a milky fluid from the intestine to the thoracic duct. [2/3 definitions] |
| mesentery |
the membrane that encloses the small intestine and connects it to the spinal wall of the abdomen. |
| pancreas |
a gland located near the stomach that secretes a digestive juice into the intestine and insulin into the blood. |
| pinworm |
a small parasitic nematode worm that infests the large intestine and rectum, esp. in children. |