Term: intestine lumen food
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Name: intestine lumen
Synonyms: gut lumen
Definition: Anatomical space within the intestine where digestion normally occurs. The intestinal lumen begins as an interconnected web of small space at 43 hpf that over time remodels to form a single continuous tube at 68hpf. Lumen maturation proceeds from anterior to posterior along the intestine.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005807]
Name: food
Synonyms: food material, food materials, food role, foods, foodstuff, foodstuffs
Definition: A physiological role played by any substance of either plant, animal or artificial origin which contains essential body nutrients that can be ingested by an organism to provide energy, promote growth, and maintain the processes of life.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:33290]  ( EBI )