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provided by the
intestinal mucosal barrier,
which is
composed of physical, biochemical, and
immune elements elaborated by the
intestinal mucosa. Microorganisms...
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medical word for gas
generated in the
stomach or bowels. A
proportion of
intestinal gas may be
swallowed environmental air, and
hence flatus is not entirely...
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Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), also
termed bacterial overgrowth, or
small bowel bacterial overgrowth syndrome (SBBOS), is a
disorder of...
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preparation for
absorption through small finger-like
protrusions called intestinal villi begins. The
jejunum is
specialized for the
absorption through its...
- In histology, an
intestinal gland (also
crypt of Lieberkühn and
intestinal crypt) is a
gland found in
between villi in the
intestinal epithelial lining...
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including effects on colonization,
resistance to pathogens,
maintaining the
intestinal epithelium,
metabolizing dietary and
pharmaceutical compounds, controlling...
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Bowel obstruction, also
known as
intestinal obstruction, is a
mechanical or
functional obstruction of the
intestines which prevents the
normal movement...
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Intestinal permeability is a term
describing the
control of
material p****ing from
inside the
gastrointestinal tract through the
cells lining the gut wall...
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Intestinal metaplasia is the
transformation (metaplasia) of
epithelium (usually of the
stomach or the esophagus) into a type of
epithelium resembling that...
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Intestinal villi (sg.: villus) are small, finger-like
projections that
extend into the
lumen of the
small intestine. Each
villus is
approximately 0.5–1...
