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plicae circulares

Identification
Official Latin term plicae circulares intestini tenuis
Official subsidiary term circular folds of small intestine
Unit identifier TAH:U2565
Unit type unit type set
Materiality material
Navigation
Link to the unit plicae circulares
Links of entity generic: plica circularis
Entity-oriented links Universal page Definition page
External links TA98 FMA PubMed
Partonomic links Level 2: intestinum tenue Short Extended
Level 3: laminae intestini tenuis
Taxonomic links Level 1: pars principalis organi Short Extended
Taxonomic links Level 2: componens organi Short Extended
Level 3: valva anatomica
Subsidiary language with Latin
Non Latin primary language
Taxonomic definition
Encyclopedic definition the permanent transverse folds of the luminal surface of the small intestine, involving both the mucosa and submucosa.
THIS circular fold
Genus THIS isa anatomical valve
Defining property 1 THIS isFoldof ( layer of small intestine, initial )
Autogenerated definition A circular fold is a anatomical valve [valva anatomica] which is a fold of layer of small intestine [lamina intestini tenuis] that increase surface area and slow the movement of chyme
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
corpus humanum top
TAH:U2275
systema digestorium SOS
TAH:U2559
intestinum tenue SOS
TAH:U16057
laminae intestini tenuis TOS
TAH:U2565 plicae circulares TOT
Taxonomy
Date: 05.11.2025