segmentation (redirected from intestinal segmentation)

segmentation /seg·men·ta·tion/ (seg″men-ta´shun)

1. division into similar parts.

2. cleavage.

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seg·men·ta·tion (sgmn-tshn)

n.

See cleavage.

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segmentation

[seg′məntā′shən]

Etymology: L, segmentum + atio, process

1 the division of an animal body into repeating, similar sections, such as somites or metameres.

2 the division of a zygote into blastomeres; cleavage.

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segmentation

1. division into similar parts.

2. cleavage.

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intestinal segmentation

periodic constriction of segments of intestine without movement backwards or forwards; a mixing rather than a propulsive movement; the movements are reflex and can be initiated by intrinsic nerves in the wall of the small intestine.

Segmentation movements of the small intestine. By permission from Guyton R, Hall JE, Textbook of Medical Physiology, Saunders, 2000