- system, in
humans and
other animals,
including the esophagus, stomach, and
intestines. Food
taken in
through the
mouth is
digested to
extract nutrients and...
- The
large intestine, also
known as the
large bowel, is the last part of the
gastrointestinal tract and of the
digestive system in tetrapods.
Water is...
- The
small intestine or
small bowel is an
organ in the
gastrointestinal tract where most of the
absorption of
nutrients from food
takes place. It lies...
-
Enteritis is
inflammation of the
small intestine. It is most
commonly caused by food or
drink contaminated with
pathogenic microbes, such as Serratia...
-
gastric acid
until it p****es into the duodenum, the
first part of the
small intestine. The
third stage, the
intestinal phase,
begins in the duodenum. Here,...
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Intestine transplantation (intestinal transplantation, or
small bowel transplantation) is the
surgical replacement of the
small intestine for chronic...
- is a pouch-like
structure of the
large intestine,
located at the
junction of the
small and the
large intestines. The term "vermiform"
comes from Latin...
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syndrome (SBBOS), is a
disorder of
excessive bacterial growth in the
small intestine.
Unlike the
colon (or
large bowel),
which is rich with bacteria, the small...
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gastrointestinal tract,
namely the esophagus, stomach,
small intestine,
large intestine and ****; and the
accessory organs of digestion, the liver,...
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spelled chitlins or chittlins, are a food most
commonly made from the
small intestines of pigs,
though cow, lamb,
goose and goat may also be used. They may be...
