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ENTERON [4 records]

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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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Record 2 2017-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Digestive Tract
DEF

The tubular and in part sacculated passage that serves the functions of digestion, absorption of food, and elimination of residual waste products, being in man about 30 feet long and comprising the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine.

OBS

gut: The alimentary canal or cavity or the portion from the stomach down, usually used in plural [i.e.] ... feel hunger ... twisting my empty guts until they ached.

OBS

gut: In embryology, the foregut, midgut, or hindgut.

OBS

enteron :[a synonym of alimentary canal but also] usually used in medicine with specific reference to the small intestine.

OBS

gastrointestinal tract: the Blakiston’s Gould medical dictionary (GOMED) is the only one to give this term as a synonym for "alimentary canal". All the other sources consulted define "gastrointestinal tract" as the digestive part that consists of the stomach and the intestines only.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil digestif
DEF

Ensemble formé par la bouche, l'œsophage, l'estomac et l'intestin.

DEF

Partie de l'appareil digestif dans laquelle les matières alimentaires subissent les transformations qui les rendent assimilables. Le tube digestif comprend la bouche, l'œsophage, l'estomac, le duodénum, l'intestin grêle, le côlon et le rectum (avec le canal anal).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aparato digestivo
DEF

Conducto desde la boca al ano que la comida atraviesa y en el cual es procesada. Comprende también las glándulas que segregan sustancias necesarias para la digestión.

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Record 3 2014-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
CONT

Corals belong to the large and varied phylum of coelenterates, which are simple multicellular animals. The phylum's name is from the Greek koilos, hollow, and enteron, gut, because the main body cavity of its members is the digestive cavity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éponges, hydres et méduses
DEF

Groupe zoologique rassemblant les Cnidaires et les Cténaires.

CONT

[...] les coraux appartiennent au grand embranchement des Cœlentérés. Ce nom vient du grec koilos qui signifie cavité et enteron qui veut dire intestin; en effet, la cavité digestive est la principale cavité du corps de ces animaux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Esponjas, hidrozoarios y medusas
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Record 4 2012-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bowels
DEF

The tubular portion of the digestive apparatus from the pylorus of the stomach to the anus.

OBS

bowel: a common colloquial usage.

OBS

enteron : usually used in medicine with specific reference to the small intestine.

Key term(s)
  • intestina

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intestins
CONT

L'intestin est la portion de l'appareil digestif située entre l'estomac et l'anus. C'est un conduit musculo-membraneux de 6 à 8 mètres de longueur, aplati lorsqu'il est vide, cylindrique lorsqu'il est distendu. L'intestin comporte deux parties : l'intestin grêle et le gros intestin, ou côlon.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Intestinos
DEF

Órgano en forma de largo tubo que se extiende desde el estómago hasta el ano y que contiene el colon y el duodeno.

CONT

Consta del intestino delgado y del intestino grueso. La comida se procesa y absorbe por la sangre en el intestino antes de que salga del cuerpo en forma de sustancia de deshecho.

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