Meaning of DUODENUM
| Pronunciation: | | `doou'deenum
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| | Definition: | | [n] the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum |
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| | Definition: | | \Du`o*de"num\, n. [NL., fr. duodeni twelve each: cf. F.
duodenum. So called because its length is about twelve
fingers' breadth.] (Anat.)
The part of the small intestines between the stomach and the
jejunum. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus, under
{Digestive}.
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| | Definition: | | The first part of the small intestine. |
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| | Definition: | | The first part of the small intestine (the part food enters immediately after it leaves the stomach). |
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| | Related Terms: | | abdomen, anus, appendix, blind gut, bowels, brain, cecum, colon, endocardium, entrails, foregut, giblets, gizzard, guts, heart, hindgut, innards, inner mechanism, insides, internals, intestine, inwards, jejunum, kidney, kishkes, large intestine, liver, liver and lights, lung, midgut, perineum, pump, pylorus, rectum, small intestine, spleen, stomach, ticker, tripes, vermiform appendix, viscera, vitals, works |
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