| Name: | intestine |
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| Definition: | Folded tube that has parts intestinal bulb, mid intestine and posterior intestine. The intestine is where digestion and nutrient absorption occurs. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001338] |
| Name: | oligosaccharide |
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| Synonyms: | O-glycosylglycoside, O-glycosylglycosides, oligosacarido, oligosacaridos, Oligosaccharide, oligosaccharides |
| Definition: | A compound in which monosaccharide units are joined by glycosidic linkages. The term is commonly used to refer to a defined structure as opposed to a polymer of unspecified length or a homologous mixture. When the linkages are of other types the compounds are regarded as oligosaccharide analogues. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:50699] ( EBI ) |