Assertion: small intestine | /r/Synonym | small
Facets:
value: sometimes
type: TEMPORAL
value: because of its small diameter
type: CAUSE
value: in the first place
type: TEMPORAL
value: commonly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Approximately 18- to 23-feet long in the average adult, the small intestine really isn't so small -- it's only called "small" because its internal diameter is smaller than the large intestine's internal diameter.
text: The small intestine is also called the small bowel.
text: The Small intestine also is known as Small Bowel, which is around 20 feet long while Large intestine which is also called colon or Large bowel, is only 1.5 m long in size.
text: The small intestine is small in terms of its diameter and not the length.
text: The small intestine (small bowel) is about 20 feet long and about an inch in diameter.
text: However, it is called the small intestine because it has a smaller diameter than the large intestine.
text: The small intestine (commonly referred to as the small bowel) is a tubular structure/organ that is part of the digestive system.
text: The small intestine is called small because of its small diameter which is around 3.4-4.5 cm broad only, as compared to the large intestine, which is 4-6 cm broad.
text: Since it’s so long, you may wonder why the small intestine is called “small” in the first place.
text: Sometimes, this organ is also called ‘small bowel’.
text: Also known as the small bowel, the small intestine is the longest section of the digestive tract.