Coiled structure in the lumen of the small intestine that increases the length of the route through the digestive tract.[WP,cjm,Kardong]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiral_valve ]
Synonyms: intestinal spiral valve
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- valve
- material entity in digestive tract
- in taxon some Vertebrata
- part of some small intestine
- located in some lumen of digestive tract
- in taxon some (not Tetrapoda)