intestinointestinal

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From intestino- +‎ intestinal.

Adjective[edit]

intestinointestinal (not comparable)

  1. Both originating in and acting on an intestine, usually with reference to reflexes but also relevant to paracrine or autocrine signaling.
  2. Connecting one region of intestine to another, as with fistulas or anastomoses.
    Coordinate terms: intestinovesical, intestinovaginal, rectovaginal, intestinoperitoneal

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