Duodenum

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The beginning portion of the small intestine, starting at the lower end of the stomach and extending to the jejunum.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The first part of the small intestine, starting at the lower end of the stomach and extending to the jejunum.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The part of the small intestines between the stomach and the jejunum. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus, under digestive.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In anatomy, the first portion of the small intestine, in immediate connection with the stomach, receiving the hepatic and pancreatic secretions, and usually curved or folded about the pancreas.
  • n. In entomology, a short smooth portion of the intestine, between the ventriculus and the ileum, found in a few coleopterous insects. Some entomotomists, however, apply this name to the ventriculus.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Variant
    duonas    duona    digestive   
    Form
    duodenal    duodenitis   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ileum    jejunum    omentum    pancreas    colon    tubule    anastomosis    esophagus    ileus    intestine