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intestinal digestion

(in′tes·tən·əl di′jes·chən)

(physiology) Conversion of food to an assimilable form by the action of intestinal juices.


 
 
Medical Dictionary: intestinal digestion

n.

The part of digestion carried on in the intestine, affecting all foodstuffs, including starches, fats, and proteins.

 
 

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