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duodenum::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | small intestine |
| Derivation | duodenal |
Examples of duodenum
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Secretin is a hormone produced by a part of the intestine called the duodenum.
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Gallbladder with Longitudinal section, pancreas and duodenum with frontal one.
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Most of the iron and calcium in the foods we eat is absorbed in the duodenum.
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They took out the conjoined pancreas and duodenum as a unit and also took a kidney.
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The additional duodenum is not yet connected directly to the digestive tract.
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The increased acid load damages the duodenum, and ulceration may eventually result.
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When it's fully unfolded, it runs from the top of the duodenum into the small bowel.
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While I may be biased, she was the best tap-dancing duodenum I've ever seen.
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In a gastric bypass, food bypasses the majority of the stomach and duodenum.
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- The part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum
- (duodenal) in or relating to the duodenum; "duodenal ulcer"
- "Duodenum" is a song by Frank Zappa that first appeared as part of "Lumpy Gravy Part One" on 1968's Lumpy Gravy. ...
- The first 12 inches of small intestine immediately below the stomach. Bile and pancreatic fluids flow into the duodenum through ducts from the liver and pancreas.
- Latin duodenarius = twelve, because it is 12 fingerbreadths long.
- From its approximate length, this first part of the small intestine was called by the Greeks dodeka daktulon, meaning 12 fingers. It was translated into Arabic and ultimately emerged in Latin as duodenum in reference to its length.
