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INTESTINUM TENUE [1 record]

Record 1 2018-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bowels
DEF

The proximal portion of the intestine, smaller in caliber than the larger intestine, and about twenty feet long, extending from the pylorus to the cecum; it comprises the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intestins
DEF

Partie de l'intestin qui s'étend du pylore jusqu'au cæcum [et qui] est formé du duodénum, du jéjunum et de l'iléon [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Intestinos
DEF

Porción de intestino extendida desde el píloro hasta el ciego; comprende el duodeno, yeyuno e íleon, y mide en conjunto 6.5m (duodeno 22 cm, yeyuno 2.2m e íleon 4 m) aproximadamente.

CONT

La constitución anatómica del intestino delgado es básicamente igual al resto del tubo digestivo en relación al número y tipo de sus capas. Difiere en las características de la mucosa que además de tener numerosos pliegues, presenta las vellosidades intestinales y [glándulas].

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