duodenum
Syllables: du·o·de·numUK/ˌdjuːə(ʊ)ˈdiːnəm//ˌduəˈdinəm/
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duodenum noun: the first part of the small intestine, starting at the lower end of the stomach and extending to the jejunum.
Noun
duodenum (plural duodena or duodenums)
- 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...
- 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.1682, A[llan] M[ullen], An Anatomical Account of the Elephant Accidentally Burnt in Dublin, on Fryday, June 17. in the Year 1681. Sent in a Letter to Sir Will[iam] Petty, Fellow of the Royal Society....
- Synonyms:
- dodecadactylum, maw-gut
duodenum meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Kannada
duodenum in Hindi
- first part of the small intestine
- ग्रहणी grahṇī
duodenum in Tamil
- முன் சிறுகுடல், முன்சிறுகுடல், சுரோதம், பன்னிருவிரவி
duodenum in Bengali
- first part of the small intestine
- ডুওডেনাম ḍuōḍenam
duodenum in Kannada
- ಮುಂಗರುಳು
More languagesFewer languages
- duodenum in Tagalog
- punong-isaw, tokong
- duodenum in Arabic
- اِثْنَا عَشَرِيّ iṯnā ʕašariyy, عَفْج ʕafj
- duodenum in Indonesian
- usus dua belas jari, duodenum
- duodenum in Persian
- دوازدهه davâzdahe
- duodenum in Thai
- ลำไส้เล็กส่วนต้น
- duodenum in Vietnamese
- tá tràng
- Dhivehi
- ޑުއަޑީނަމް ḍuaḍīnam̊
Examples of duodenum in a sentence
- The ſlender is Duodenum or whole gut, which is next to the ſtomacke, ſome twelue inches long (ſaith Fuſchius.)1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], “Dißimilar Parts”, in The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire...
- The duodenum receives the chyme from the stomach, and has generally been believed to accomplish the second digestion, or the conversion of chyme into chyle.1840, Daniel Oliver, “Nutritive Functions”, in First Lines of Physiology; Designed for the Use of Students of Medicine, 2nd edition...
- Duodenums were dissected out, fixed and photographed.2013, “Retinaldehyde”, in Q. Ashton Acton, editor, Retinoids—Advances in Research and Application, Atlanta, Ga.: ScholarlyEditions...
Synonyms of duodenum
Forms of duodenum
| plural | duodena |
|---|---|
| plural | duodenums |
Origin of duodenum
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”).
Words formed from duodenum
Questions about duodenum
- What does duodenum mean?
- Duodenum means the first part of the small intestine, starting at the lower end of the stomach and extending to the jejunum.
- What is duodenum in Hindi?
- Duodenum in Hindi is ग्रहणी (grahṇī). See Duodenum meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use duodenum in a sentence?
- The ſlender is Duodenum or whole gut, which is next to the ſtomacke, ſome twelue inches long (ſaith Fuſchius.)
- What part of speech is duodenum?
- Duodenum is a noun.
- How do you pronounce duodenum?
- Duodenum is pronounced /ˌdjuːə(ʊ)ˈdiːnəm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of duodenum?
- The plural of duodenum is duodena.
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