

INTESTINE 



Intestine (in-tes / -tin) [intestinus, intestine]. The part 

 of the digestive tube extending from the beginning 

 of the duodenum to the anus. I., Large, comprises 



The Large Intestine. 

 a. Entrance of the small intestine, b. Appendix vermiformis. 

 c. Caput caecum coli. d. Transverse colon, e. Descending 

 colon, f. Sigmoid flexure. A. Rectum, i. Anus. 



the cecum, colon, and rectum. I., Small, consists 

 of the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. 



Intestinonim inflammatio (in-tes-tin o / -rum in- 

 flam-a' -she-6) [L., " Inflammation of the intestines "]. 

 See Enteritis. 



Intestinulum (in-tes-tin' -u-lum) [L., a small intes- 

 tine: //., Intestinula\. I. The small intestine. 2. 

 A cerebral convolution or gyrus. 3. The umbilical 

 cord or navel-string. 



Intextine \in-teks' -tin) [intus, within ; externus, with- 

 out]. In biology, a supplementary inner layer of the 

 extine of the pollen-grains of certain plants. 



Intima (in'-tim-ah) [intimus, inmost]. A term used 

 instead of tunica intima : the innermost coat, or thin, 

 transparent endothelial lining of the heart and blood- 

 els, consisting of a layer of irregular, long, fusi- 

 form, nucleated, squamous cells. 



Intine {in' -tin) [intus, within]. In biology, the inner 

 coat of the pollen -grain. 



Intolerance (in-lo/'-er-ans) [intolerans ; in, not ; 

 tolerere, to bear] . Want of endurance or ability to 

 stand pain. Impatience. Also, the inability to endure 

 the action of a medicine. 



Intonation (in-to-na' -shun) [intonere, to thunder]. I. 



iThe rumbling or gurgling sound produced by the 

 movement of flatus in the bowels. 2. The tone of the 

 voice. 

 Intortion iin-tor'-shun) [infortus, p. p. of intorquere, 

 to curl, to twist]. In biology, the winding, bend- 

 ing, or twisting of a part or organ. 

 Intoxicant (in-toks / -ik-ant) [intoxicare, to intoxicate ]. 

 I. Intoxicating; capable of producing intoxication 

 or poisoning. 2. A drug or agent capable of produc- 

 \ ing intoxication. 

 Intoxication (in-toks-ik-a' -shun) [intoxicare, to poi- 

 son] . A word popularly used to denote the effect of 

 the excessive use or of an overdose of an alcoholic 

 liquor ; in a wider sense, any poisoning ; the state re- 

 sulting from an overpowering dose of any poison. I., 

 Septic. See Septicemia. I., Uremic. See Uremia. 

 Intra- (in'-trah-) [intra, within]. A Latin prefix sig- 



nuxa- ytrr 



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621 INTRAMURAL 



nifying within. I. -abdominal, within the cavity of 

 the abdomen. I. -arachnoid, within the arachnoid 

 space. I. -articular, within a joint. I. -capsular, 

 within the capsular ligament of a joint. 



Intrabiontic (in-trah-bi-on' -tik) [intra, within; /3/oc, 

 life; <jv (ovt), being]. In biology, applied to phe- 

 nomena occurring within, and determined by, an indi- 

 vidual organism. I. Selection, Weismann's term 

 for the principle formulated by Roux, of the struggle 

 of the parts concerned in ontogeny. 



Intracardiac (in-trah-kar 1 -de-ak) [intra, within ; Kap- 

 6ia, heart]. Situated or produced within the heart- 

 cavity. 



Intracartilaginous (in-trah-kar-til-aj f -in-us) [intra, 

 within; cartilago, cartilage]. Within a cartilage. I. 

 Ossification. See Ossification . 



Intracellular (in-tra-sel' '-u-lar) [intra, within ; cellula, 

 a little cell]. In biology - , existing or happening 

 within the cell. I. Digestion, also called parenchy- 

 matous digestion ; digestion as exhibited by unicel- 

 lular organisms. I. Pangenesis. See Heredity and 

 Pangenesis. 



Intracerebral (in-trah-ser 1 '-e-bral) [intra, within ; cere- 

 brum, cerebrum]. Within the cerebrum. 



Intracervical (in-trdh-ser / -vik-af) [intra, within ; cer- 

 vix, cervix]. Within the cervical canal of the uterus. 



Intraciliary (in-trah-siF-e-a-re) [intra, within ; cilium, 

 an eye-lash]. Situated within the ciliary region. 



Intracranial (in-trah-kra f -ne-al) [intra, within; 

 upaviov, the skull]. Within the skull. I. Hemor- 

 rhage, an escape of blood within the cranial cavity ; 

 cerebral hemorrhage. 



Intracutaneous (in-trah-ku-ta' -ne-us) [intra, within ; 

 cutis, the skin]. Within the skin-substance. 



Intracystic (in-trah-sis'-tik) [intra, within ; kvotic, a 

 cyst]. Situated or occurring within a cyst. 



Intradermic (in-trah-der / -mik) [intra, within; depua, 

 skin]. Same as Intracutaneous. 



Intradural (in-trah-du' '-raJ) [intra, within; durus, 

 hard]. Situated or occurring within the dura. 



Intrafetation (in-traA-fe-ta'-shun) [intra, within ; fetus, 

 a fetus]. The formation of a fetus within another fetus. 



Intragyral (in-trah-ji'-ral) [intra, within; gyrus, a 

 gyre]. Within a gyre of the brain. 



Intrahepatic (in-trah-he-paf-ii) [intra, within ; rpzap, 

 liver]. Within the liver-substance. 



Intralamellar (in-trah-lam-eV '-ar) [infra, within ; 

 lamella, a thin plate]. In biology, within the 

 lamellae. 



Intraligamentous (in-trah-lig-am-en'-tus) [intra, with- 

 in ; ligamentum , a ligament]. Within or between 

 the folds of a ligament, as a cyst. 



Intralingual (in-trah-ling' -gtoal) [intra, within ; lin- 

 gua, tongue]. Within the substance of the tongue. 



Intralobular (in-trah-lob / -u-lar) [intra, within ; lobulus, 

 a little lobe]. Within a lobe or lobule. I. Vein, a 

 vein traversing a liver-lobule. I. Plexus, a net- 

 work of vessels in a liver-lobule. 



Intramembranous (in-trah-mem'-bran-us) [intra, 

 within; membrana, a membrane]. Within a mem- 

 brane. 



Intrameningeal (in-trah-men-in'-je-al) [intra, within ; 

 uijvcyZ, membrane]. Situated within the substance of 

 the membranes of the brain or spinal cord. I. 

 Hemorrhage, an effusion of blood into the sac of the 

 dura mater. 



Intramolecular (in-trah-mo-lek' -u-lar) [intra, within ; 

 molecula, a molecule]. Within the molecules of a 

 substance. 



Intramural (in-trah-mu'-ral) [intra, within ; mura, a 

 wall]. Intraparietal. Within the substance of the 

 walls of an organ. 



