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duodenum
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun duodenum has 1 sense
- duodenum(n = noun.body) Array - the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum; Array is a kind of small intestine
Derived form adjective duodenal1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
duodenum, n. Anat. the first part of the small intestine immediately below the stomach.
Derivative
duodenal adj. duodenitis n.
Etymology
ME f. med.L f. duodeni (see DUODENARY) from its length of about 12 fingers' breadth
THESAURUS
duodenum
abdomen, anus, appendix, blind gut, bowels, brain, cecum, colon, endocardium, entrails, foregut, giblets, gizzard, guts, heart, hindgut, innards, inner mechanism, insides, internals, intestine, inwards, jejunum, kidney, kishkes, large intestine, liver, liver and lights, lung, midgut, perineum, pump, pylorus, rectum, small intestine, spleen, stomach, ticker, tripes, vermiform appendix, viscera, vitals, works
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