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IDEA.org / Words / gut wall
Related — mucosa (Moist organ lining); epithelium (Tissue covering body surfaces); barrier (Obstruction preventing passage); permeability · leaky · membrane · absorption · villi · digestive · colon · bowel · stomach · tissue
anatomical location/boundarygut wall ≠ skin Body's outer layer; blood-brain barrier · epidermis · peritoneum
barrier functiongut wall ≠ leaky gut Compromised bowel lining; chyme
interior vs exterior spacegut wall ≠ peritoneal cavity Serous membrane-enclosed abdominal space; abdominal cavity · bloodstream
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/gut_wall