enterohepatic circulation
[ ĕn′tə-rō-hĭ-păt′ĭk ]
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n.
Circulation of substances such as bile salts, which are absorbed from the intestine and carried to the liver, where they are secreted into the bile and again enter the intestine.
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Words nearby enterohepatic circulation
enterogastritis, enterogastrone, enterogenous, enterogenous cyanosis, enterogenous cyst, enterohepatic circulation, enterohepatitis, enterohepatocele, enterokinase, enterokinesis, enterolith
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