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intestinal flora

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noun

  1. microorganisms that normally inhabit the lumen of the intestinal tract

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Microorganisms in the intestinal flora help to speed up the process.

From Science Daily Nov. 29, 2023

Yet you can buy this product, described as beneficial for "intestinal flora," from multiple sites with just one click.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2023

Undigested food is moved through the colon, where intestinal flora aid in digestion by peristalsis; further absorption takes place in the rectum, after which it stores the food until elimination through the anus.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

They choose latrines believed to have been used by many people in an attempt to gather insight into the intestinal flora of whole communities.

From The Guardian Oct. 9, 2020

On the other hand, it accommodates among the intestinal flora many microbes which damage health by poisoning the body with their products.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir

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