Term: enterocyte carbohydrate metabolic process
Name: enterocyte
Synonyms: enterocytes
Definition: An epithelial cell that has its apical plasma membrane folded into microvilli to provide ample surface for the absorption of nutrients from the intestinal lumen.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009269]

Name: carbohydrate metabolic process
Synonyms: carbohydrate metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving carbohydrates, any of a group of organic compounds based of the general formula Cx(H2O)y.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0005975]    QuickGO    AmiGO