duodenum

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The first part of the small intestine, starting at the lower end of the stomach and extending to the jejunum
Your duodenum is the part of your small intestine that is just below your stomach. the top part of your bowel, below your stomach (duodeni (because it is twelve finger-widths long)). First and shortest (9-11 in., or 23-28 cm) segment of the small intestine. It curves down and then up from the pylorus of the stomach, where chyme enters it. Ducts from the pancreas and gallbladder bring in bicarbonate to neutralize stomach acid, pancreatic enzymes to further digestion, and bile salts to break up fats. Nutrient absorption begins in the lower duodenum, which has a mucous lining. Exposure to stomach acid makes the upper duodenum susceptible to peptic ulcers, the duodenum's most common problem. Compression of the lower duodenum between the liver, pancreas, and major blood vessels can require surgery
{i} part of the small intestine
The part of the small intestines between the stomach and the jejunum
Latin duodenarius = twelve, because it is 12 fingerbreadths long
The first portion of the small intestine, attached to the stomach
first part of the small intestine  
The first part of the small intestine
the first part of the small intestine, nearest to the stomach
– the first section of the small intestine
The first section of the small intestine
of Digestive apparatus, under Digestive
the first part of the small intestine where it meets the stomach
the first, shortest, and widest part of the small intestine that in humans is about 10 inches (25 centimeters) long and that extends from the pylorus to the undersurface of the liver where it descends for a variable distance and receives the bile and pancreatic ducts and then bends to the left and finally upward to join the jejunum near the second lumbar vertebra
The proximal portion of the small intestine (Strongyloides stercoralis, Giardia lamblia)
the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum
duodenal
of or pertaining to the duodenum- the first part of the small intestine
duodenum.
maw-gut

Pylorus, the Keeper of a Gate, a Porter. In Anatomy, the lower Orifice or Mouth of the Stomach, by which the Meat is let into the Entrails, the Maw-gut : It is alſo call’d Janitor in Latin.

duodenum.
dodecadactylum
duodena
plural of duodenum
duodenal
in or relating to the duodenum; "duodenal ulcer"
duodenal
in or relating to the duodenum; "duodenal ulcer
duodenal
Of or pertaining to the duodenum; as, duodenal digestion
duodenal
Duodenal means relating to or contained in the duodenum. duodenal ulcers
duodenal
of or pertaining to the duodenum
duodenal
{s} pertaining to the duodenum (part of the small intestine)
Turkish - English
duodenum

    Hyphenation

    du·o·de·num

    Turkish pronunciation

    duädınım

    Pronunciation

    /do͞oˈädənəm/ /duːˈɑːdənəm/

    Etymology

    [ "dü-&-'dE-n&m, du ] (noun.) 14th century. From Medieval Latin (from the phrase duodēnum digitōrum (“space of twelve digits”), in reference to its length), from duodēnī (“twelve each”) + digitōrum, genitive plural of digitus (“finger, toe, digit”).
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