See Also: viscidium(dictionary)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
intestinum(medicine)
intestinum crassum(medicine)
intestinum ileum(medicine)
intestinum tenue(medicine)
intestinum rectum(medicine)
intestinum jejunum(medicine)
intestinum caecum(medicine)
intestinum tenue mesenteriale(medicine)

intestinum tenue (medicine) and viscidium (iou)


intestinum tenue (medicine)


intestinum tenue -->
small intestine
<anatomy, gastroenterology> The small intestine is composed of three sections: duodenum, jejunum and ileum.

All are involved in the absorption of nutrients. The total length of the small intestine is approximately 22 feet.


viscidium (iou)



viscidium noun. . M20.
[mod. Latin, formed as VISCID + -IUM.]
In certain orchids, each of the one or two viscid bodies formed by the rostellum, which have the pollinia attached to them.