Synonyms for duodenum


Grammar : Noun
Spell : doo-uh-dee-nuh m, dyoo-; doo-od-n-uh m, dyoo-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdu əˈdi nəm, ˌdyu-; duˈɒd n əm, dyu-

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Définition of duodenum

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Medieval Latin duodenum digitorium "space of twelve digits," from Latin duodeni "twelve each." Coined by Gerard of Cremona (d.1187), who translated "Canon Avicennae," a loan-translation of Greek dodekadaktylon, literally "twelve fingers long," the intestine part so called by Greek physician Herophilus (c.353-280 B.C.E.) for its length, about equal to the breadth of twelve fingers.
  • As in small intestine : noun part of digestive tract
  • As in gut : noun stomach and abdomen
Example sentences :
  • Emetics invert the motions of the stomach, duodenum, and Å“sophagus.
  • Extract from : « Zoonomia, Vol. II » by Erasmus Darwin
  • The mucous membrane of the duodenum was also swollen and slightly red.
  • Extract from : « Poisons: Their Effects and Detection » by Alexander Wynter Blyth
  • Some of the ulcers had nearly perforated the walls of the stomach and duodenum.
  • Extract from : « Barium, A Cause of the Loco-Weed Disease » by Albert Cornelius Crawford
  • You should see how sweet a cross-section 255 of the duodenum of a cat is under the microscope.
  • Extract from : « Daddy Long-Legs » by Jean Webster
  • It is collected by the biliary ducts to be conveyed into the duodenum.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopedia of Diet » by Eugene Christian
  • It arises as a ventral outgrowth of the duodenum (fig. 420, l).
  • Extract from : « The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) » by Francis Maitland Balfour
  • He removed it from the duodenum, but it had probably escaped from the liver.
  • Extract from : « Parasites » by T. Spencer Cobbold
  • These abscesses also occasionally open into the duodenum or stomach.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • Sometimes it takes place as the result of a perforation of the duodenum.
  • Extract from : « Essays In Pastoral Medicine » by Austin Malley
  • The lower orifice of the stomach, with which the duodenum connects.
  • Extract from : « A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) » by Calvin Cutter

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