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duodenum
/ˌduəˈdinəm/
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What does duodenum mean?
noun
- The first part of the small intestine, starting at the lower end of the stomach and extending to the jejunum.
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You should see how sweet a cross-section of the duodenum of a cat is under the microscope.
When, also, there are in the duodenum and jejunum small portions of indigesta, the detection of the least quantity will be decisive.
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The colon is clogged and the acids in the stomach and the duodenum, together with an abundance of secretions from the liver, have no outlet.
But the "o-o-o" was prolonged into a wail as a particularly pernicious jab in the midst of her duodenum-"a providential thrust," Dr. Bond said--doubled her up, if rotundity can be said to double.
The duodenum proceeded from the depression marking the lesser arch of the organ midway between the cardiac orifice and the right extremity.