- scroll intestinal valve
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an intestinal valve where the valve is very long and rather like a scroll of paper inserted along the length of the intestine
Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
scroll intestinal valve
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intestinal valve — a fold in the intestine which increases surface area for processing food without lengthening the intestine. Found in Elasmobranchii and Acipenseridae, for example. See also ring, scroll and spiral intestinal valves … Dictionary of ichthyology
