lông ruột

Lông ruột hấp thụ chất dinh dưỡng từ thức ăn đã tiêu hóa.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Intestinal villi: The tiny, hair-like projections that line the inner surface of the small intestine. Their primary function is to increase the surface area for the absorption of nutrients from digested food.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Lông ruột đóng vai trò quan trọng trong việc hấp thụ chất dinh dưỡng. (Intestinal villi play an important role in absorbing nutrients.)
  • Tổn thương lông ruột có thể dẫn đến suy dinh dưỡng. (Damage to the intestinal villi can lead to malnutrition.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily used in specialized biological, medical, and nutritional contexts.
• "Teo lông ruột": villous atrophy, a medical condition where the villi are damaged and flattened.
  • Bệnh celiac gây ra tình trạng teo lông ruột. (Celiac disease causes villous atrophy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhung mao ruột: This is a more formal or scientific synonym for "lông ruột," also meaning intestinal villi.
• Lớp niêm mạc ruột: the intestinal mucosa, which contains the villi.

Synonyms

• Intestinal villi: The direct and most accurate English equivalent.
• Villi: The shortened, common form used in medical and biological English.

Related Terms

• Hấp thụ: absorption.
• Ruột non: small intestine.
• Diện tích bề mặt: surface area.