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intestinal

/ɪnˈtɛs.tɪ.nəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.32 in modern English

Syllables
in-testi-nal
IPA
/ɪnˈtɛs.tɪ.nəl/
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the intestines.

adj

Internal.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: intestīnālis

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪnˈtɛs.tɪ.nəl/
  • British English: /ɪnˈtɛs.tɪ.nəl/

Derived Forms

circumintestinal dorsointestinal gastrointestinal hepatointestinal intestinalization intestinalize intestinally intestinointestinal intraintestinal juxtaintestinal lienointestinal nasointestinal

Phrases

immunoproliferative small intestinal disease intestinal crypt intestinal flora intestinal fortitude intestinal gland intestinal obstruction large intestinal lieno-intestinal

Frequently Paired Words

intestino- enter- enteral enteric entero- gut

Synonyms

enteric enteral

Rhymes With

gastrointestinal spinel ginnel spinnel final vinyl spinal vaginal semifinal doctrinal quarterfinal urinal

Questions

How do you pronounce intestinal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈtɛs.tɪ.nəl/.
What does intestinal mean?
Relating to the intestines.
Where does intestinal come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce intestinal

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