duodenum
/ˌdjuːəˈdiːnəm
/noun (plural duodenums or duodena /ˌdjuːəˈdiːnə/) Anatomy
The first part of the small intestine immediately beyond the stomach, leading to the jejunum.All this then enters the digestive tract and begins its passage from esophagus to stomach to duodenum to small intestine to colon....
- It is a tube approximately 20 feet long consisting of three regions; the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.
- The distal duodenum and duodenal jejunal junction is especially susceptible to damage because it is fixed in position.
Derivatives
duodenal
/ adjective ...- The diverticulum may possess aberrant islands of gastric mucosa, pancreatic and duodenal glands.
- We describe the case of a patient with gastric and duodenal ulcers and gastric endocrine heterotopia.
- The distal duodenum and duodenal jejunal junction is especially susceptible to damage because it is fixed in position.
Origin
Late Middle English: from medieval Latin, from duodeni 'in twelves', its length being equivalent to the breadth of approximately twelve fingers.
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