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Intestinal flora   /ɪntˈɛstənəl flˈɔrə/   Listen
Intestinal flora

noun
1.
Harmless microorganisms (as Escherichia coli) that inhabit the intestinal tract and are essential for its normal functioning.





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"Intestinal flora" Quotes from Famous Books



... can be found elsewhere than in the organs of digestion. Mammals are the only group of vertebrate animals in which the large intestine is much developed. This part of the alimentary canal is not important, for it fulfils no notable digestive function. On the other hand, it accommodates among the intestinal flora many microbes which damage health by poisoning the body with their products. Among the intestinal flora there are many microbes which are inoffensive, but others are known to have pernicious properties, and auto-intoxication, or self-poisoning, is the cause ...
— The World's Greatest Books - Volume 15 - Science • Various


Words linked to "Intestinal flora" :   micro-organism, microorganism


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