intestinal

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in·tes·ti·nal | \ in-ˈte-stə-nᵊl

, -ˈtes(t)-nəl, -ˈte-sᵊn-əl, British often ˌin-(ˌ)te-ˈstī-nᵊl \

Definition of intestinal

1 : affecting, occurring, or living in the intestine

2 : of, relating to, or being the intestine

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Recent Examples on the Web The following year, a new vaccine against rotavirus, which causes diarrhea in babies and young children, was taken off the market after being linked to the risk of potentially deadly intestinal blockages, according to STAT. — Julie Washington, cleveland, "Lyme disease vaccine discontinued, but new ways to prevent it are coming: Health Matters," 26 Jan. 2020 Patients with advanced prostate cancer and intestinal blockages also arrived, wrongly admitted to his internal medicine unit, but Zimba saw them anyway. — Oliver Staley, Quartz Africa, "Zambia has 17 million people, a stroke epidemic, and no neurologists," 30 Dec. 2019 Magnets that are both small and powerful are not permitted in children's toys because of the risk a child could swallow a magnet and metal item, leading to an intestinal blockage or perforation. — Pamela Boykoff And Clare Sebastian, CNN, "Fake and dangerous kids products are turning up for sale on Amazon," 20 Dec. 2019 Her death followed a months-long struggle to recover from complications after surgery for an intestinal blockage. — Danny Robbins, ajc, "have died at Pulaski State Prison," 13 Dec. 2019 The Miami Beach resident, part of the superstar pop trio the Bee Gees, died in 2003 from an intestinal blockage. — Doreen Christensen, sun-sentinel.com, "These 25 celebrities died in South Florida | Photos," 8 Oct. 2019 After a prolonged postnatal hospital stay, which included a C-section recovery, a uterine artery rupture, emergency surgery, pneumonia, and an intestinal blockage, I was left depleted. — Hannah Selinger, Glamour, "I Got a ‘Mommy Makeover,’ but It Wasn’t About Losing Weight," 12 Sep. 2019 Some dogs develop gastrointestinal upset, vomiting, or diarrhea after chewing rawhides, and others may chew off pieces that can become choking hazards or create intestinal blockages. — Texas A&m University, Houston Chronicle, "Pet Talk: How to ‘chews’ the best dog chew toys," 9 Sep. 2019 According to the TLC Foundation for BFRBs, around 5 to 20 percent of people who have trichotillomania also swallow the hair, which in severe cases can result in serious intestinal blockage. — Anna Borges, SELF, "Here’s When Hair-Pulling, Skin-Picking, or Nail-Biting Becomes a Disorder," 13 Aug. 2019

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