intestines
pronunciation
How to pronounce intestines in British English:
UK [ɪn'testɪnz]
How to pronounce intestines in American English:
US [ɪn'testɪnz]
Word Origin
- intestines (n.)
- "bowels," 1590s, from Latin intestina, neuter plural of intestinus (adj.) "internal, inward, intestine," from intus "within, on the inside" (see ento-). Compare Sanskrit antastyam, Greek entosthia "bowels." The Old English word was hropp, literally "rope."
Example
- 1. A woman was hogtied and disemboweled , her intestines protruding from three deep cuts on her abdomen .
- 2. But finding volunteers willing to have someone else 's bacteria transplanted into their own intestines is tricky .
- 3. The woman required surgery to her intestines .
- 4. The woman 's intestines and genitalia were severely damaged , likely due to an iron rod allegedly used during the assault , doctors said .
- 5. Many ( including myself ) waste half the animal they have had killed on their behalf , refusing to consume its organs , intestines , brain and so on .