DUODENAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does duodenal mean? 

• DUODENAL (adjective)
  The adjective DUODENAL has 1 sense:

1. in or relating to the duodenum

  Familiarity information: DUODENAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DUODENAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In or relating to the duodenum

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

duodenal ulcer

Pertainym:

duodenum (the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum)

Derivation:

duodenum (the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum)

 Context examples 

A disorder characterized by reflux of the gastric and/or duodenal contents into the distal esophagus.

(Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

A chronic disorder characterized by reflux of the gastric and/or duodenal contents into the distal esophagus.

(Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by a circumscribed, inflammatory and necrotic erosive lesion on the mucosal surface of the duodenal wall.

(Duodenal Ulcer, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

A blood vessel arising from the superior mesenteric artery and connecting to the superior pancreatico-duodenal artery that supplies blood to the pancreas and duodenum.

(Inferior Pancreatico-Duodenal Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

A blood vessel running parallel to the inferior pancreatico-duodenal artery that drains blood from the pancreas and duodenum into the splenic vein.

(Inferior Pancreatico-Duodenal Vein, NCI Thesaurus)

A vein running parallel to the superior and inferior pancreatico-duodenal arteries that drains blood from the pancreas and duodenum into the superior mesenteric or portal veins.

(Pancreatico-Duodenal Vein, NCI Thesaurus)

Either of two arteries including the inferior and superior pancreatico-duodenal arteries that supply the pancreas and duodenum.

(Pancreatico-Duodenal Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

An ulcer in the duodenal wall.

(Duodenal Ulcer, NCI Thesaurus)

Partial or complete obstruction of the duodenal lumen due to the presence of a membranous web.

(Duodenal Web, NCI Thesaurus)

A mineral compound that is used to treat duodenal and gastric ulcers associated with Helicobacter pylori.

(Bismuth Subcitrate, NCI Thesaurus)