1) Traditional Chinese medicine
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The small intestine (or small bowel) is the part of the gastrointestinal tract following the stomach and followed by the large intestine, and is where much of the digestion and absorption of food takes place. The small intestine is composed of a duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. It receives bile juice and pancreatic juice through the hepatopancreatic ...
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[TCM] In traditional Chinese medicine the Small Intestine is a fu organ described in the Zang-fu theory concept. The small intestine governs the separation of the clear from the turbid. The small intestine further digests food decomposed initially by the stomach. The clear, referring to the essence of water and grain and to the large amount...
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a long, narrow, folded or coiled tube extending from the stomach to the large intestine; it is the region where most digestion and absorption of food ... [16 related articles]
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The part of the digestive tract that is located between the stomach and the large intestine.
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The part of the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) that extends from the pyloric sphincter to the ileocecal valve, where it empties into the large intestine. The small intestine finishes the process of digestion, absorbs the nutrients, and passes the residue on to the large intestine. The liver, gall...
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Area of the lower digestive system that is divided into the duodenum, jejunum and ileum. Most of the digestion and absorption of food takes place in the small intestine.
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<anatomy, gastroenterology> The small intestine is composed of three sections: duodenum, jejunum and ileum. ... All are involved in the absorption of nutrients. The total length of the small intestine is approximately 22 feet. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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The part of the alimentary canal consisting of the duodenum, jejunum and ileum.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. the portion of the digestive tube between the stomach and the cecum (beginning of the large intestine); it consists of three portions: duodenum, jejunum, and ileum; its primary function is the continued digestion of chyme and the absorption of nutrients into the lymphatic (fats) and portal venous system, through its mucos...
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Small intestine: The part of the digestive tract that extends from the stomach to the large intestine.
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The portion of the GI tract between the stomach and the cecum whose function is the absorption of food nutrients.
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The small intestine is descriptively divided into three sections: the duodenum, the ileum, and the jejunum. The duodenum accepts the digested food paste, called chyme, from the stomach, through the pylorus sphincter. The duodenum is about ten inches long and forms a curve around the head of the pancreas. The duodenum secretes digestive enzymes inve...
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n] - the longest part of the alimentary canal
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The longest part of the digestive tract, running from the stomach to the large intestine. The final processes of digestion take place inside the small intestine, as proteins are broken down into amino acids, carbohydrates are converted to simple sugars, and fats are reduced to glycerol and fatty acids. The small intestine is longer in birds that fe...
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one of two organs that complete digestion and process nutrients into the blood
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part of the digestive system where nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream
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the long tube running from the stomach to the large intestine that is involved in digestion of foods and absorption of nutrients
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noun the longest part of the alimentary canal; where digestion is completed
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the section of the digestive tract between the stomach and the large intestine. Most of digestion occurs here as nutrients are absorbed from food.
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the longest part of the alimentary canal
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