Definition of Duodenum

1. Noun. The part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum.

Generic synonyms: Small Intestine
Derivative terms: Duodenal

Definition of Duodenum

1. n. The part of the small intestines between the stomach and the jejunum. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus, under Digestive.

Definition of Duodenum

1. Noun. The first part of the small intestine, starting at the lower end of the stomach and extending to the jejunum. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Duodenum

1. the first portion of the small intestine [n -DENA or -DENUMS] : DUODENAL [adj]

Medical Definition of Duodenum

1. The first or proximal portion of the small intestine, extending from the pylorus to the jejunum, so called because it is about 12 fingerbreadths in length. Origin: L. Duodeni = twelve at a time This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Duodenum

duodenojejunal flexure
duodenojejunal fold
duodenojejunal fossa
duodenojejunal hernia
duodenojejunal junction
duodenojejunal recess
duodenojejunal sphincter
duodenojejunostomy
duodenolysis
duodenomesocolic fold
duodenorenal ligament
duodenorrhaphy
duodenoscopy
duodenostomy
duodenotomy
duodenum (current term)
duodenumed
duodenums
duodonal branches of superior pancreaticoduodenal artery
duoliteral
duolocal
duolog
duologies
duologs
duologue
duologues
duology
duomi
duomo
duomos

Literary usage of Duodenum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1919)
"Carcinoma of the duodenum comprises about 2 per cent, of the cases of primary ... Of Fenwick's 57 collected cases the first part of the duodenum was ..."

2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical: Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1897)
"Now pull toward the left this superior curve of the duodenum, and a deep space is formed bounded above by the right lobe of the liver. ..."

3. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1921)
"Dissection of the duodenum showed that the common duct passed through ... Remaining stump of duodenum after removal of duodenum and head of the pancreas, c. ..."

4. Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray, Thomas Pickering Pick (1897)
"This is thought to be due to a changed position of kidney and not of duodenum. The adhesion by connective tissue between the duodenum and kidney is ..."

5. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1901)
"CARCINOMA affects the duodenum as a primary disease much less frequently than the stomach. In the course of 42000 post-mortem examinations made in Vienna, ..."

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