MLchartDataset catalogue

Intestinal flora

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-004397

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

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-004397
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsgut flora; gut microflora; intestinal microflora; microflora
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-004397",
  "term": "Intestinal flora",
  "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 intestinal flora. Also called gut flora, gut microflora, intestinal microflora, and microflora.",
  "synonyms": [
    "gut flora",
    "gut microflora",
    "intestinal microflora",
    "microflora"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/intestinal-flora/"
}

Record 9,371 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.