2. pl. The bowels; entrails; viscera.
{Large intestine} (Human Anat. & Med.), the lower portion of
the bowel, terminating at the anus. It is adapted for the
retention of fecal matter, being shorter, broader, and
less convoluted than the small intestine; it consists of
three parts, the c[ae]cum, colon, and rectum.
{Small intestine} (Human Anat. & Med.), the upper portion of
the bowel, in which the process of digestion is
practically completed. It is narrow and contorted, and
consists of three parts, the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.
Epilepsies, fierce catarrhs, Intestine stone and
ulcers. --Milton.
2. Internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not
foreign; -- applied usually to that which is evil; as,
intestine disorders, calamities, etc.
Hoping here to end Intestine war in heaven, the arch
foe subdued. --Milton.
An intestine struggle . . . between authority and
liberty. --Hume.
3. Depending upon the internal constitution of a body or
entity; subjective.
Everything labors under and intestine necessity.
--Cudworth.
4. Shut up; inclosed. [R.] --Cowper.