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Absorption lines
In spectroscopy, dark lines of the solar spectrum. A black line in the continuous spectrum of light passing through an absorbing medium.
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Small intestinal absorption
The uptake of water, fatty acids, monosaccharides, amino acids, vitamins, and minerals from the lumen of the gut into the capillary networks and lacteals of the villi. The small intestine is the major site of nutrient absorption in the body.
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Protein absorption
The taking up of amino acids singly, or linked as dipeptides or tripeptides by the brush border of the small intestine.
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Pathological absorption
Absorption of a substance normally excreted (e.g., urine) or of a product of disease processes (e.g., pus) into the blood or lymph.
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Parenteral absorption
Absorption of fluids, electrolytes, and nutrients from a site other than the gastrointestinal tract.
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Mouth absorption
Oral or buccal absorption of materials or medicines such as nicotine or nitroglycerin. Alkaloids are better absorbed through the oral mucosa than acidic chemicals.
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Gastric absorption
Absorption of water, alcohol, and some salts through the gastric mucosa.
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Fat absorption
The taking up of glycerols and fatty acids, suspended in bile salts, into the villi of the small intestine.
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External absorption
Absorption of material by the skin and mucous membrane.
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Colonic absorption
The uptake of water, electrolytes such as sodium, amino acids, and some drugs by the mucosa of the large bowel.
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