small intestine

Noun

Meaning

the longest part of the alimentary canal; where digestion is completed

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

small bowel gut belly intestine bowel enteron duodenum bowels ileum digestive tract jejunum gastrointestinal tract alimentary canal human intestines alimentary tract

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Antonyms

colon large intestine large bowel large gut

Hypernyms

gut intestine bowel

Hyponyms

duodenum ileum jejunum

Examples

Absorption and transport Absorption Thiamine is released by the action of phosphatase and pyrophosphatase in the upper small intestine. Source: Internet

Absorption Although the absorption is mainly a function of the small intestine, some absorption of certain small molecules nevertheless does occur in the stomach through its lining. Source: Internet

ACE2 is present in most organs: ACE2 is attached to the cell membrane of mainly lung type II alveolar cells, enterocytes of the small intestine, arterial and venous endothelial cells and arterial smooth muscle cells in most organs. Source: Internet

Also, the enzyme is ineffective if it does not reach the small intestine by the time the problematic food does. Source: Internet

Colonization of the small intestine also requires the toxin coregulated pilus (TCP), a thin, flexible, filamentous appendage on the surface of bacterial cells. Source: Internet

As the waste material exits the small intestine it will move into the cecum and then to the ascending colon where this process of extraction starts. Source: Internet

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