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duodenum

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˌdjuːə(ʊ)ˈdiːnəm/Part of speech nounSorted ddemnouuStarts with DEnds with M0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum

Word origin

From Medieval Latin duodēnum digitōrum (“space of twelve digits”) in reference to its length, from duodēnī (“twelve each”) + digitōrum, genitive plural of digitus (“finger; toe; digit”).

Used in a sentence

  • The Inteſtina tenuia were burnt in many places, but not quite through any where, excepting two or three. […] The length of that which is commonly call'd the Duodenum, was about 4½ Foot.
  • The duodena open into a common pouch just below the entrance of the gall-ducts. The intestine was single from the confluence of the duodena to the termination of the jejunum.
  • Duodenums were dissected out, fixed and photographed.

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