Intestines
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The section of the alimentary canal from the STOMACH to the ANUS. It includes the LARGE INTESTINE and SMALL INTESTINE. |
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GEN; /secret = INTESTINAL MUCOSA /secret or INTESTINAL SECRETIONS; invagination = INTUSSUSCEPTION; /surg: consider also ENTEROSTOMY & GASTROENTEROSTOMY; inflammation or inflamm dis: see note on INTESTINAL DISEASES; gas cysts = PNEUMATOSIS CYSTOIDES INTEST |
Intestines Categories.
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Intestinal Mucosa - The innermost membrane of the four coats of the intestinal wall, the other three being the submucosa, muscular layers, and serosa. (Berk et al., Gastroenterology, 4th ed, v.3, p1479) |
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Intestine, Large - A segment of the LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT that includes the CECUM; the COLON; and the RECTUM. |
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Intestine, Small - The portion of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT between the PYLORUS of the STOMACH and the ILEOCECAL VALVE of the LARGE INTESTINE. It is divisible into three portions: the DUODENUM, the JEJUNUM, and the ILEUM. |
Intestines Definitions and Terms
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