transintestinal

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adjective

Through the intestine.

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Meanings

adjectivetransintestinal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThrough the intestine.

    These conflicting results (higher HDL-CE catabolism but unchanged SR-BI expression) suggest that NA affects other pathways involved in CE turnover and selective uptake, such as transintestinal cholesterol excretion.

    2015 September 15, “Nicotinic Acid Accelerates HDL Cholesteryl Ester Turnover in Obese Insulin-Resistant Dogs”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From trans- + intestinal.

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APA

transintestinal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transintestinal

MLA

“transintestinal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transintestinal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transintestinal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transintestinal.

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