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xylose
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xylose /xy·lose/ (zi´lōs) a pentose found in plants in the form of xylans; it is used in a diagnostic test of intestinal absorption.
xy·lose (zls)
n.
A white crystalline sugar used in dyeing and tanning and in diabetic diets. Also called wood sugar.

xylose
[zī′lōs]
an aldopentose sugar produced by hydrolyzing straw and corn cobs. It is incompletely absorbed when taken by mouth and is used in diagnostic studies of the digestive tract.

xylose [zi´lōs]
a pentose found in mucopolysaccharides of connective tissue, sometimes the urine, and vegetable gum. d-Xylose is used in a diagnostic test of intestinal absorption (see malabsorption syndrome).

xylose (zī´lōs´),
n wood or beechwood sugar; an aldopentose, isomeric with ribose, obtained by fermentation or hydrolysis of naturally occurring carbohydrate substances such as wood fiber.

xylose
a pentose occurring in mucopolysaccharides of connective tissue and sometimes in the urine; also obtained from vegetable gum.

xylose absorption test, d-xylose absorption test
d-xylose absorbed primarily in the duodenum and cranial jejunum; after oral administration, urine or plasma determination at timed intervals can be used as an indication of intestinal absorption.


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