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A deep infolding of the epithelium of the small intestine, at the base of which stem cells proliferate. The differentiated progeny move progressively towards the top of the villus and are shed 3–5 days later.
From: crypt in A Dictionary of Biomedicine »
Subjects: Medicine and Health.
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