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| chitterlings |
the small intestines of a pig, cooked and eaten with a sauce. |
| chyle |
a light-colored fluid containing emulsified fat that is formed from chyme in the small intestine and that is absorbed by the lacteals and passed into the bloodstream. |
| chyme |
the semifluid thick mass that is the product of the partial digestion of food in the stomach and that passes into the small intestine. |
| duodenum |
the short, rather straight portion of the small intestine nearest to the stomach. |
| enteritis |
inflammation of the small intestine or, sometimes, the colon. |
| erepsin |
an enzyme mixture in the small intestines that contributes to the breakdown of proteins into amino acids. |
| ileum |
in mammals and birds, the portion of the small intestine below the jejunum. [1/2 definitions] |
| jejunum |
the coiled central portion of the small intestine, between the duodenum and the ileum. |
| mesentery |
the membrane that encloses the small intestine and connects it to the spinal wall of the abdomen. |
| secretin |
a hormone secreted by the small intestine that stimulates the production of pancreatic juice and bile as part of the digestive process. |
| ulcer |
an inflamed open sore on or in the body that is marked by death of tissue and the production of pus, esp. such a sore in the stomach or small intestine. [1/2 definitions] |
| villus |
any hairlike process on certain mucous membranes of the body that absorb nutrients, secrete mucus, or exchange materials, as in the small intestine or the mammalian placenta. [1/2 definitions] |
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