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Intestinal varices — are dilated submucosal veins in the intestine … Wikipedia
Intestinal arteries — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteriae intestinales GraySubject = 154 GrayPage = 607 Caption = Loop of small intestine showing distribution of intestinal arteries. Caption2 = The superior mesenteric artery and its branches. BranchFrom =… … Wikipedia
Intestinal villus — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = villi intestinales GraySubject = 248 GrayPage = 1174 Caption = Microvilli show electron dense plaques (open arrow) at their apices. These plaques may be the anchoring point for the microfilaments which run… … Wikipedia
Lieno-intestinal — Li*e no in*tes ti*nal (l[ i]*[=e] n[ o] [i^]n*t[e^]s t[i^]*nal), a. [l. lien the spleen + E. intestinal.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the spleen and intestine; as, the lieno intestinal vein of the frog. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hepatic portal system — receives blood from the spleen and adjacent parts of the stomach (splenic vein), other parts of the stomach (gastric vein), the pancreas, pyloric caecae and adjacent duodenum (pancreaticoduodenal vein), the posterior intestine (intestinal vein),… … Dictionary of ichthyology
Anastomosis — Vein skeleton of a Hydrangea leaf An anastomosis (plural anastomoses, from gr. ἀναστόμωσις, communicating opening) is the reconnection of two streams that previously branched out, such as blood vessels or leaf veins. The term is used in medicine … Wikipedia
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
digestive system disease — Introduction any of the diseases that affect the human digestive tract. Such disorders may affect the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine (colon), pancreas, liver, or biliary tract. A prevalent disorder of the digestive… … Universalium
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… … Universalium
