small intestine

短语

[医] 小肠

发音

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词形变化

small intestines 复数 small intestines

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The upper part of the intestine, between the stomach and the large intestine, divided into the duodenum, the jejunum and the ileum.

    小肠

    医学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

gut bowel intestine

下位词 3

duodenum ileum jejunum

整体词 4

alimentary canal digestive tract gastrointestinal tract GI tract

词源

From small + intestine, perhaps a partial calque of Middle English smaltharm, smaleþarm, from Old English smælþearme (“lower gut, small intestine”, literally “small tharm”).

来源：wiktionary