loading...| Preferred Name |
intestinal villus |
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| Synonyms |
villi intestinales intestinal villus layer small intestine villus intestinal villi enteric villus enteric villi enteric villous villus intestinalis (intestinum tenue) villus |
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| Definitions |
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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SCTID:23230007 ZFA:0005125 NCIT:C33874 BTO:0003121 EMAPA:35784 Wikipedia:Intestinal_villus TAO:0005125 FMA:15072 MA:0001563 |
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| definition |
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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villi intestinales intestinal villi enteric villus enteric villi enteric villous villus intestinalis (intestinum tenue) villus |
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villi intestinales intestinal villus layer small intestine villus |
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intestinal villus |
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UBERON:0001213 |
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intestinal villus |
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