Intestines

Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 6: Humber to Malta, p. 189

Intestines, a part of the digestive system, divided into the smaller intestine (comprising duodenum, jejunum, and ileum) and the greater intestine. See DIGESTION, Vol. III. pp. 814, 815; GUT; and for Diseases, see CONSTIPATION, DIARRHOEA, DYSENTERY, ENTERITIS, PERITONITIS, &c.

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