intestine

the part of the digestive system that is inside your body and between the stomach and anus, where food is absorbed into the blood

intestino

Collocations small intestine · large intestine

• The small intestine is where most nutrients are absorbed.

  El intestino delgado es donde se absorben la mayoría de los nutrientes.

a tube that doctors put into someone's body to give them medicine or food, or to remove liquid waste from their stomach or intestine

tubo intestinal

Collocations nasogastric tube · gastrointestinal tube

• The patient was given a nasogastric tube to feed them.

  Se le dio un tubo nasal-gástrico al paciente para alimentarlo.