Definitions
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- adjective physiology Of or pertaining to both the
liver and theintestine
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Examples
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MORRONE: Methadone, not being measurable to a significant level in her blood, but being found in her bile, is evidence of sometimes what we call enterohepatic circulation, that when the drug's absorbed, it's re-circulated through the GI tract and the blood, and it's concentrated in the bile.
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It passes from the gut to the liver, then back to the gut again in a process known as enterohepatic recirculation.
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This process of excretion into the intestinal tract via the bile and reabsorption and return to the liver by the portal circulation is known as the enterohepatic circulation.
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This cycle is referred to as the enterohepatic circulation.
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This cycle is referred to as the enterohepatic circulation.
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This cycle is referred to as the enterohepatic circulation.
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This cycle is referred to as the enterohepatic circulation.
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This cycle is referred to as the enterohepatic circulation.
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This cycle is referred to as the enterohepatic circulation.
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This cycle is referred to as the enterohepatic circulation.
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