Long, tube-like organs in your digestive system where food is broken down and nutrients are absorbed into the blood.
From Latin 'intestina' meaning 'internal organs,' derived from 'intestinus' (internal). The Romans used this term to distinguish the inner organs from external body parts.
Your small intestine is actually about 20 feet long but called 'small' because it's thinner than the large intestine—if you uncoiled all your intestines, they'd stretch across a school bus!
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