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Duodenum   /duˈɑdənəm/   Listen
Duodenum

noun
(pl. duodenums, duodena)
1.
The part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum.





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"Duodenum" Quotes from Famous Books



... congenial soil. The so-called cholera bacillus must gain access to the intestinal tract before it finds conditions suitable to colonization. It does not seem to multiply in the stomach or in the blood, but once injected into the duodenum develops with astonishing rapidity, and the delicate epithelial cells of the villi become swollen, soften and ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 787, January 31, 1891 • Various
... DUODENUM (Upper part of bowel).—Round or perforating ulcer. The stomach ulcer is most common in women of twenty or thirty; servant girls, shoemakers, and tailors are frequently attacked. Ulcer of the duodenum is usually in males and may follow large superficial burns. The ulcer in the stomach is usually ...
— Mother's Remedies - Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers - of the United States and Canada • T. J. Ritter


Words linked to "Duodenum" :   duodenal, small intestine


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