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du·o·de·num  (d-dnm, dy-, d-dn-m, dy-)

n. pl. du·o·de·na (d-dn, dy-, d-dn-, dy-) or du·o·de·nums

The beginning portion of the small intestine, starting at the lower end of the stomach and extending to the jejunum.

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[Middle English, from Medieval Latin, short for intestnum duodnum digitrum, intestine of twelve finger-widths (in length), from Latin duodnum, genitive pl. of duodn, twelve each, from duodecim, twelve; see duodecimal.]

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duo·denal (d-dnl, dy-, d-dn-l, dy-) adj.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

duodenal - in or relating to the duodenum; "duodenal ulcer"

Translations

duodenal [djuːəˈdiːnl] adj [ulcer] → de duodeno

duodenal [djuːəuˈdiːnl] adj → duodénal(e);

duodenal ulcer → ulcère m du duodénum

duodenal [djuːəuˈdiːnl] adj → Duodenal-;

duodenal ulcer → Zwölffingerdarmgeschwür nt

duodenal [djuːəuˈdiːnl] adj [ulcer] → duodenale