small intestine

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Sinonieme

intestine

large intestine

colon

duodenum

ileum

intestines

jejunum

rectum

little gut

small bowel

caecum

intestinum tenue

cecum

Vertalings

intestin grêle

Dünndarm

intestino delgado

intestino delgado

intestino tenue

intestí prim

dunne darm

λεπτό έντερο

intestino

intestin

ileón

intestin prim

duodénum

colon

Etimologie (Engels)

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