duodenumnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌdʒuː.əˈdiː.nəm/us/ˌduː.əˈdiː.nəm/plural duodenums or duodena specializedthe first part of the bowels just below the stomach
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The digestive system
- anus
- asshole
- bowel
- cecum
- chyme
- colonic
- colorectal
- digestive system
- gastrointestinal
- ileum
- innards
- ng
- oesophageal
- oesophagus
- omental
- omentum
- sigmoid
- tummy
- ureter
- urogenital
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Examples from literature
- From the duodenum are developed the two large glands that we have already mentioned—the liver and pancreas.
- In birds the duodenum always forms a long loop embracing the pancreas.
- Normally, no fetid gases are generated in the stomach or duodenum.
- These unite to form a common tube which, uniting with the duct from the pancreas, empties into the duodenum.
- This duct at last enters the duodenum in company with the common bile duct.