intestinal (noun)
1intestinal fortitude — noun : courage, stamina, guts the qualities we have discussed common sense, intestinal fortitude, leadership … are not the only ones desirable in a second lieutenant Infantry Journal only a man of powerful will and intestinal fortitude could have …
2intestinal flora — noun harmless microorganisms (as Escherichia coli) that inhabit the intestinal tract and are essential for its normal functioning • Hypernyms: ↑microorganism, ↑micro organism …
3intestinal calculus — noun or intestinal concretion : dust ball …
4intestinal concretion — noun see intestinal calculus …
5intestinal flu — noun inflammation of the stomach and intestines; can be caused by Salmonella enteritidis • Syn: ↑gastroenteritis, ↑stomach flu • Hypernyms: ↑inflammatory disease • Hyponyms: ↑cholera infantum, ↑cholera morbus, ↑ …
6intestinal fortitude — noun Etymology: euphemism for guts Date: circa 1937 courage, stamina …
7intestinal fortitude — noun guts (courage) …
8intestinal artery — noun 1. an artery that is a branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the jejunum • Syn: ↑jejunal artery • Hypernyms: ↑artery, ↑arteria, ↑arterial blood vessel • Part Holonyms: ↑small intestine …
9intestinal bypass — noun surgical operation that shortens the small intestine; used in treating obesity • Hypernyms: ↑operation, ↑surgery, ↑surgical operation, ↑surgical procedure, ↑surgical process * * * the surgical circumvention, by anastomosis, of a diseased… …
10intestinal colic — noun acute abdominal pain (especially in infants) • Syn: ↑colic, ↑gripes, ↑griping • Derivationally related forms: ↑colicky (for: ↑colic) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
