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duodena

duodena is the plural of duodenum.

Meaning of duodenum

Noun

duodenum (plural duodena or duodenums)

  1. The first part of the small intestine, starting at the lower end of the stomach and extending to the jejunum.
    • From the Stomacke to the very Fundament, are produced the Guts or Inteſtina, which ſerue a little to alter and diſtribute the Chilus, and convey away the excrements. They are divided into ſmall and great, by reason of their ſite and ſubſtance, ſlender or thicker. The ſlender is Duodenum or whole...1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], “Dißimilar Parts”, in The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps...

Questions about duodena

What is duodena the plural of?
Duodena is the plural of duodenum.

Words near duodena in the dictionary

  1. duodecimvirs
  2. duodecuple
  3. duodecuplicate
  4. duodecylaldehyde
  5. duoden-
  6. duodena
  7. duodenal
  8. duodenal ulcer
  9. duodenal ulcers
  10. duodenal-jejunal
  11. duodenally

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