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transintestinal

transintestinal adjective: through the intestine.

Adjective

transintestinal (not comparable)

  1. Through the intestine.
    • These conflicting results (higher HDL-CE catabolism but unchanged SR-BI expression) suggest that NA affects other pathways involved in CE turnover and selective uptake, such as transintestinal cholesterol excretion.2015 September 15, “Nicotinic Acid Accelerates HDL Cholesteryl Ester Turnover in Obese Insulin-Resistant Dogs”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of transintestinal

From trans- + intestinal.

Questions about transintestinal

What does transintestinal mean?
Transintestinal means through the intestine.
What part of speech is transintestinal?
Transintestinal is an adjective.

Words near transintestinal in the dictionary

  1. transinstitutionalizes
  2. transinstitutionalizing
  3. transinsular
  4. transinteraction
  5. transinteractions
  6. transintestinal
  7. transire
  8. transires
  9. transischiac
  10. transischial
  11. transiso

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