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Grammar : Noun
Spell : ji-joo-nuh m
Phonetic Transcription : dʒɪˈdʒu nəm


Définition of jejunum

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Latin ieiunum, neuter of ieiunus (see jejune). Translating Greek nestis (Galen). So called because it typically is found empty during dissections, perhaps because it would tend to drain in a body laid on its back.
  • As in small intestine : noun part of digestive tract
Example sentences :
  • Three; that is to say, the Duodenum, the Jejunum, and the Ileon.
  • Extract from : « The Compleat Surgeon, or the Whole Art of Surgery Explain'd in a Most Familiar Method » by Charles Gabriel Le Clerc
  • In the remaining 19 cases the appearance of the duodenum and jejunum was not recorded, so that it was probably normal.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • The duodenum and jejunum presented the appearance of inflammatory hypermia in 12 cases.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • The jejunum and ileum are surrounded above and at the sides by the colon.
  • Extract from : « A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) » by Calvin Cutter
  • Those from the right side of the main vessel pass to the duodenum, pancreas, jejunum and ileum.
  • Extract from : « The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity » by George. S. Huntington
  • The next portion of the intestine is called the jejunum, because it is usually empty after death.
  • Extract from : « A Practical Physiology » by Albert F. Blaisdell
  • A rare cause of death after ovariotomy or hysterectomy is a perforating ulcer of the stomach or jejunum.
  • Extract from : « A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) » by Various
  • It was situated in the jejunum, immediately beneath the mucous coat, and formed an oval prominence in the interior of the gut.
  • Extract from : « Parasites » by T. Spencer Cobbold

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