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retropancreaticoduodenal

retropancreaticoduodenal adjective: a medical anatomical term describing a region or structure located behind the pancreas and duodenum. It is commonly used to specify the position of blood vessels, lymph nodes, or spaces in that deep abdominal area.

Adjective

retropancreaticoduodenal (not comparable)

  1. A medical anatomical term describing a region or structure located behind the pancreas and duodenum. It is commonly used to specify the position of blood vessels, lymph nodes, or spaces in that deep abdominal area.

Origin of retropancreaticoduodenal

From retro- + pancreaticoduodenal.

Questions about retropancreaticoduodenal

What does retropancreaticoduodenal mean?
Retropancreaticoduodenal means a medical anatomical term describing a region or structure located behind the pancreas and duodenum. It is commonly used to specify the position of blood vessels, lymph nodes, or spaces in that deep abdominal area.
What part of speech is retropancreaticoduodenal?
Retropancreaticoduodenal is an adjective.

Words near retropancreaticoduodenal in the dictionary

  1. retropackages
  2. retropacks
  3. retropalatal
  4. retropalpebral
  5. retropancreatic
  6. retropancreaticoduodenal
  7. retropannage
  8. retroparticle
  9. retroparticles
  10. retropatellar
  11. retropay

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