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ring intestinal valve — an intestinal valve with a radius lower than that of the gut so the valve is internally open and some food can pass through without coming in contact with the valve … Dictionary of ichthyology
scroll intestinal valve — 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
Intestinal gland — Micrograph of the small intestine mucosa showing the crypts of Lieberkühn bottom 1/3 of image. H E stain. Latin glandulae inte … Wikipedia
pharyngo-intestinal valve — see cardia … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Ileocecal valve — Interior of the cecum and lower end of ascending colon, showing colic valve. ( Colic valve is an older term for the ileocecal valve.) … Wikipedia
Aortic valve stenosis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 I35.0, I06.0, Q23.0 … Wikipedia
Small bowel bacterial overgrowth syndrome — (SBBOS), or small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), also termed bacterial overgrowth; is a disorder of excessive bacterial growth in the small intestine. Unlike the colon (or large bowel), which is rich with bacteria, the small bowel… … Wikipedia
Ganoidei — Ga*noi de*i, n. pl. [NL. See {Ganoid}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the subclasses of fishes. They have an arterial cone and bulb, spiral intestinal valve, and the optic nerves united by a chiasma. Many of the species are covered with bony plates, or with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cardia — n. [Gr. kardia, heart] 1. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) An anterior cardiac chamber of the midgut of Diptera; the proventriculus of some authors. 2. (BRYOZOA) Part of the digestive tract into which the esophagus opens, sometimes differentiated into… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
digestive system, human — Introduction the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… … Universalium
