Definition

Noun: - Small intestine: The long, narrow, coiled section of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the large intestine, where most digestion and absorption of nutrients occurs.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Thức ăn được tiêu hóa và hấp thụ chủ yếu ở ruột non. (Food is digested and absorbed mainly in the small intestine.)
  • Bác sĩ nói anh ấy có vấn đề ở ruột non. (The doctor said he has a problem in his small intestine.)
  • Ruột non của con người dài khoảng 6 mét. (The human small intestine is about 6 meters long.)

Advanced Usage

• "ruột non tá tràng": duodenum (the first part of the small intestine).
  • Loét thường xảy ra ở ruột non tá tràng. (Ulcers often occur in the duodenum.)
• "ruột non hồi tràng": ileum (the final section of the small intestine).
  • Sự hấp thụ vitamin B12 diễn ra chủ yếu ở ruột non hồi tràng. (The absorption of vitamin B12 occurs mainly in the ileum.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ruột (noun): intestine, gut.
  • Ruột già (noun): large intestine.
  • Ruột thừa (noun): appendix.
• Non (adjective, in this compound): This word literally means "young" or "tender," but in the anatomical term "ruột non," it is a fixed component meaning "small" (in diameter).

Synonyms

• Intestin grêle (French loanword used in medical contexts): small intestine.
• Tiểu tràng (less common synonym, also from Sino-Vietnamese): small intestine.

Related Phrases / Idioms

Note: "Ruột non" is a specific anatomical term. There are no common idioms or phrasal verbs using this exact term. Idioms in Vietnamese typically use the general word "ruột" (intestines) to convey feelings. - Đau ruột đau gan: (Idiom using "ruột") To be deeply distressed or worried. Literally, "pain in the intestines and liver." - Thương nhau ruột thắt lại: (Idiom using "ruột") To love someone so much it hurts. Literally, "to love each other so much the intestines twist."

noun

1. small intestine