DUODENUM (duona, duonas)

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Irregular inflected forms: duona    , duonas   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does duodenum mean? 

• DUODENUM (noun)
  The noun DUODENUM has 1 sense:

1. the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum

  Familiarity information: DUODENUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DUODENUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("duodenum" is a kind of...):

small intestine (the longest part of the alimentary canal; where digestion is completed)

Derivation:

duodenal (in or relating to the duodenum)

 Context examples 

A gastrin-producing neuroendocrine tumor that arises from the duodenum.

(Duodenal Gastrin-Producing Neuroendocrine Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by bleeding from the duodenum.

(Duodenal Hemorrhage, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

An infectious process affecting the duodenum.

(Duodenal Infection, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by an abnormal communication between the duodenum and another organ or anatomic site.

(Duodenal Fistula, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

An abnormal communication between the duodenum and another organ or cavity.

(Duodenal Fistula, NCI Thesaurus)

A pathologic fibrous band that impedes passage of intestinal contents through the duodenum.

(Duodenal Band, NCI Thesaurus)

An extraskeletal osteosarcoma affecting the duodenum.

(Duodenal Extraskeletal Osteosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by an infectious process involving the duodenum.

(Duodenal Infection, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the wall of the duodenum.

(Duodenal Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A peptic ulcer is a sore in the lining of your stomach or your duodenum, the first part of your small intestine.

(Peptic Ulcer, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)