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intestinal villus |
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the tiny hair-like projections that protrude from the inside of the small intestine that contain blood vessels that capture digested nutrients that are absorbed through the intestinal wall; the villi increase the absorptive surface area of the small intestine by approximately 30-fold |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001213 |
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the tiny hair-like projections that protrude from the inside of the small intestine that contain blood vessels that capture digested nutrients that are absorbed through the intestinal wall; the villi increase the absorptive surface area of the small intestine by approximately 30-fold |
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intestinal villus |
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UBERON:0001213 |
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intestinal villus |
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