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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

small intestine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables
smal-l- in-tes-tine
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The upper part of the intestine, between the stomach and the large intestine, divided into the duodenum, the jejunum and the ileum.

Etymology

From small + intestine, perhaps a partial calque of Middle English smaltharm, smaleþarm, from Old English smælþearme (“lower gut, small intestine”, literally “small tharm”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: smælþearme

Inflected Forms

small intestines (plural)

Phrases

small intestinal large intestine

Frequently Paired Words

large intestine

Synonyms

small bowel

Questions

What does small intestine mean?
The upper part of the intestine, between the stomach and the large intestine, divided into the duodenum, the jejunum and the ileum.
Where does small intestine come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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