ileum
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In particular, the investigative team analyzed colon, ileum, stool, and blood samples from people living with chronic HIV infection and well-matched controls.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 21, 2024
Notably, they observed a connection between accelerated biological aging and the microbiomes of both the colon and ileum, but not the fecal microbiome.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 21, 2024
The undigested food is sent to the colon from the ileum via peristaltic movements of the muscle.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Once bile salts reach the ileum, they are absorbed and returned to the liver in the hepatic portal blood.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Stomach: that portion of the alimentary canal, immediately following the gizzard and preceding the ileum, into which most of the digestive juices are poured = chylific ventricle.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
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Nutrition and Digestion - High School
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