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Definition of Jejunum
1. Noun. The part of the small intestine between the duodenum and the ileum.
Definition of Jejunum
1. n. The middle division of the small intestine, between the duodenum and ileum; -- so called because usually found empty after death.
Definition of Jejunum
1. Noun. (anatomy) The central of the three divisions of the small intestine which lies between the duodenum and the ileum. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jejunum
1. a part of the small intestine [n -NA]
Medical Definition of Jejunum
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Jejunum
Literary usage of Jejunum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The jejunum for the most part occupies the umbilical and left iliac regions, ...
The jejunum and ileum are attached to the posterior abdominal wall by an ..."
2. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1905)
"mesentery prevents the proximal end of the cut jejunum being implanted into ...
Once the jejunum has been divided, the operation must be proceeded with to ..."
3. The Dublin dissector or Manual of anatomy by Robert Harrison (1854)
"There is no exact division between these two intestines; the upper two-h'fths
are named the jejunum, and are placed higher in the abdomen than the ileum, ..."
4. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1915)
"... looking like an enormous conglomerate of vessels involving the upper three to
four inches of jejunum. many of which were fully one-eighth to one-tenth ..."
5. Diseases of the stomach and upper alimentary tract by Anthony Bassler (1922)
"For the purpose of description it is divided into the duodenum, the jejunum, and
the ileum. The duodenum is the beginning 25 or 30 centimeters (ten or ..."
6. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1907)
"duodenum near the pylorus and the beginning of the jejunum being divided between
clamps. The common bile duct is divided as near as possible to the duodenum ..."
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