About The Word Duodenum
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Duodenum
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What's The Definition Of Duodenum?
[n] the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum
Synonyms | Synonyms for Duodenum: Related Terms | Find terms related to Duodenum: 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 See Also | small intestine Duodenum In Webster's Dictionary \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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