intestinal

I1N1T1E1S1T1I1N1A1L1
UK/ɪnˈtɛs.tɪ.nəl/UK/ˌɪntɛsˈtaɪ.nəl/Australia/ɪnˈtes.tɪ.nəl/

adjective

Relating to the intestines.

“intestinal problems”

Less commonScrabble 10

Meanings

adjectiveintestinal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to the intestines.

    intestinal problems

  2. not comparablerareInternal.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or relating to or inside the intestines

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinintestīnālis
  2. Englishintestinal

From Latin intestīnālis. By surface analysis, intestine + -al.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἐντερικός
  • ἐντερικός (enterikós)relating to the intestines
Arabic مَعَوِيّ
  • مَعَوِيّ (maʕawiyy)relating to the intestines
Bulgarian чре́вен
  • чре́вен (čréven)relating to the intestines
Catalan intestinal
  • intestinalrelating to the intestines
Chinese Mandarin 腸的 /肠的
  • 腸的 /肠的 (cháng de)relating to the intestines
Czech střevní
  • střevnírelating to the intestines
Dutch intestinaal
  • intestinaalrelating to the intestines
Esperanto intesta
  • intestarelating to the intestines
Estonian soole-
  • soole-relating to the intestines
Finnish suolisto-
  • suolisto-relating to the intestines
French intestinal
  • intestinalrelating to the intestines
German Darm-, intestinal
  • Darm-relating to the intestines
  • intestinalrelating to the intestines
Greek εντερικός
  • εντερικός (enterikós)relating to the intestines
Hungarian bél-
  • bél-relating to the intestines
Italian intestinale
  • intestinalerelating to the intestines
Japanese 腸の
  • 腸の (wata no)relating to the intestines
Korean 창자의
  • 창자의 (changjaui)relating to the intestines
Latin intestīnālis
  • intestīnālisrelating to the intestines
Persian رودوی
  • رودوی (rudavi)relating to the intestines
Polish jelitowy, kiszkowy
  • jelitowyrelating to the intestines
  • kiszkowyrelating to the intestines
  • trzewiowyrelating to the intestines
  • trzewnyrelating to the intestines
Portuguese intestinal
  • intestinalrelating to the intestines
Romanian intestinal
  • intestinalrelating to the intestines
Russian кише́чный
  • кише́чный (kišéčnyj)relating to the intestines
Slovak črevný
  • črevnýrelating to the intestines
Spanish intestinal, entérico
  • intestinalrelating to the intestines
  • entéricorelating to the intestines
  • enteralrelating to the intestines
Swedish tarm-
  • tarm-relating to the intestines
Ukrainian кишкови́й
  • кишкови́й (kyškovýj)relating to the intestines

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with intestinal

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Cite this entry
APA

intestinal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intestinal

MLA

“intestinal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intestinal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intestinal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intestinal.

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