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Definition of Duodenum
1. Noun. The part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum.
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
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Duodenum
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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