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gut microflora

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003695

Bacteria and other organisms that live inside the intestines. They help digest food. Vitamins such as biotin and vitamin K are made by gut microflora. Also called gut flora, intestinal flora, intestinal microflora, and microflora.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003695
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsgut flora; intestinal flora; intestinal microflora; microflora
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-003695",
  "term": "gut microflora",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Bacteria and other organisms that live inside the intestines. They help digest food. Vitamins such as biotin and vitamin K are made by gut microflora. Also called gut flora, intestinal flora, intestinal microflora, and microflora.",
  "synonyms": [
    "gut flora",
    "intestinal flora",
    "intestinal microflora",
    "microflora"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/gut-microflora/"
}

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