intestinal flora

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• intestinal flora — bacteria normally present in the intestinal tract. Some are responsible for the synthesis of vitamin K. By producing a highly acidic environment in the intestine they may also prevent infection by pathogenic bacteria that cannot tolerate such… …   Medical dictionary

• intestinal flora — bacteria normally present in the intestinal tract. Some are responsible for the synthesis of vitamin K. By producing a highly acidic environment in the intestine they may also prevent infection by pathogenic bacteria that cannot tolerate such… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• intestinal flora — /ɪnˈtɛstənəl ˌflɔrə/ (say in testuhnuhl .flawruh) noun harmless bacteria, etc., which live in the intestinal tract …  

• intestinal flora — noun harmless microorganisms (as Escherichia coli) that inhabit the intestinal tract and are essential for its normal functioning • Hypernyms: ↑microorganism, ↑micro organism …   Useful english dictionary

• Flora — (Del nombre Flora, diosa latina de las flores.) ► sustantivo femenino 1 BOTÁNICA Conjunto de las especies vegetales que crecen en una determinada región, zona o medio: ■ está especializado en la flora mediterránea. 2 BOTÁNICA Obra que trata de… …   Enciclopedia Universal

• flora — n. 1) intestinal flora 2) (misc.) flora and fauna ( plants and animals ) * * * [ flɔːrə] intestinal flora (misc.) flora and fauna ( plants and animals ) …   Combinatory dictionary

• intestinal — Relating to the intestine. i. pseudo obstruction clinical manifestations falsely suggesting obstruction of the small intestine, usually occurring in patients with multiple jejunal diverticula. * * * in·tes·ti·nal in tes tən əl, tes(t) nəl, tes ən …   Medical dictionary

• flora — /flawr euh, flohr euh/, n., pl. floras, florae /flawr ee, flohr ee/ for 2. 1. the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole. 2. a work systematically describing such plants. 3. plants, as distinguished… …   Universalium

• flora — noun (plural floras; also florae) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin Flora, Roman goddess of flowers, from Latin flor , flos Date: 1777 1. a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period 2. plant or bacterial life; especially such life… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• flora — flo•ra [[t]ˈflɔr ə, ˈfloʊr ə[/t]] n. pl. flo•ras, flo•rae [[t]ˈflɔr i, ˈfloʊr i[/t]] 1) ecl the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole 2) ecl a work systematically describing such plants 3) ecl plants …   From formal English to slang

• Flora (desambiguación) — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El término flora puede referirse a: la flora botánica, conjunto de plantas que pueblan una región o país; la diosa Flora, la diosa de la primavera según la mitología romana; la flora apícola, conjunto de plantas y… …   Wikipedia Español