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Organअंग

Intestines and colon

आंतें और बृहदांत्र · अन्त्र

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
अन्त्रआन्त्रपक्वाशयग्रहणी
Hindi
बृहदांत्रआंतेंआंतअंतड़ीपक्वाशयबड़ी आंत
English
Intestines and colonintestinesintestinebowelcolongut
Romanized
antrapakvashayaaant

What the text says

Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.

Anatomy1

  • The large intestines, forming the āmāśaya and pakvāśaya, are said to lie in sixteen rows.

    Chapter 3 · p. 27 · v. 4Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 30 times on 20 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Questions and answers

How do baddhagudodara and sravi udara arise?

Baddhagudodara arises when hair, small stones or grass in food lodge in the intestine; sravi udara when a thorn or sharp object swallowed unknowingly pierces the intestine.

Detailed answer and sources

All references

Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.

Quick facts

Content type
Organ
Categories
Body system
Source pages with records
1
Pages naming it
20
Chapters
Chapter 3
Extraction tasks
T02
Record id
organ_intestines_colon