small-intestinal

A form of small intestinal — Of or pertaining to the small intestine.

Meanings

adjectivesmall-intestinal (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of small intestinal.

    Cooperia (small-intestinal strongyle)

    1941 October 23, G. S. Harshfield, Ivan Watson, “Lamb Drenching Tests Described”, in The Business Farmer […], 16th year, number 17, Scottsbluff, Neb., →OCLC, page 14, column 1
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    On post-mortem little changes would be seen except perhaps small haemorrhages in the small-intestinal mucosa.

    1923, “Forage Poisoning”, in The Garden and the Field, Adelaide, S.A., →OCLC, page 75, column 3

    Common causes of small- and large-intestinal diseases are viruses, parasitic worms, food allergies, changes in diet, ingestion of foreign bodies, inflammatory bowel disease and tumors.

    2005 January 22, Kevin Wright, “Persistent diarrhea may signal disease”, in The Arizona Republic, 115th year, number 249, Phoenix, Ariz.: Gannett, →ISSN, →OCLC, Your Pets section, page E5, column 2

    “Being a yo-yo gluten-free dieter could put someone with celiac disease at risk for developing other serious diseases such as type-one diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, osteoporosis, seizures or schizophrenia, small- or large-intestinal cancer and non-Hodgkins lymphoma,” she [Irene Thompson] says.

    2005 November 2, Barb Brouwer, “The world on celiac: Campaign: Woman stricken with disease raises awareness”, in Salmon Arm Observer, volume 98, number 44, Salmon Arm, B.C., →OCLC, page B7, column 3

    Due to antimicrobial activity, they’re also proven to improve acute diarrhea, small-intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), and parasitic infections.

    2023 March 18, Katherine Cappellacci, “This Health Store Is Helping People Live Life Healthy”, in Saturday Star, Toronto, Ont., →ISSN, →OCLC, Health Insight section, page 4, column 3
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