Enterohepatic circulation
Movement of a substance, such as bile, from the liver to intestine and back.
Cyclic flow in which compounds secreted in bile (bile acids, conjugated bilirubin, certain drugs) are reabsorbed from the terminal ileum, returned to the liver via portal blood, and re-secreted.
How one textbook covers it
Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism, 8th ed. (Gropper) — Glossary
Cyclic flow in which compounds secreted in bile (bile acids, conjugated bilirubin, certain drugs) are reabsorbed from the terminal ileum, returned to the liver via portal blood, and re-secreted.
Related terms
Bile