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 gallbladder secretes bile to the ileum, which uses it to break down proteins.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
No clear demarcation exists between the jejunum and the final segment of the small intestine, the ileum.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The chief toxic centre is evidently the intestinal tract, especially the termination of the ileum.
From Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Allen, Martha Meir
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
