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Six example sentences with intestine, each labelled with its topic.
The surgeon repaired a small tear in the intestine and the patient was eating soft food within three days.
Medicine
Most of the bacteria in a mouse live in its intestine, and swapping them can change how much it weighs.
Science
Traditional sausage makers still use cleaned sheep intestine as casing, which is why the skin snaps when grilled.
Cooking
During a long race blood leaves the intestine for the working legs, which is why energy gels can sit so badly.
Fitness
A koala's intestine houses the microbes that break down eucalyptus leaves, which almost no other mammal can digest.
Environment
Galen described the intestine from dissecting pigs and monkeys, and his mistakes went unchallenged for over a thousand years.
History
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