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DUODENUM
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Irregular inflected forms: duona , duonas
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum
Classified under:
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 mucosal erosion that occurs in the esophagus, stomach or duodenum.
(Peptic Ulcer, NCI Thesaurus)
The head of the pancreas, the duodenum, a portion of the stomach, and other nearby tissues are removed.
(Pancreatoduodenectomy, NCI Dictionary)
A small bore flexible feeding tube with a weighted metal tip that is ideally placed in the second or third part of the duodenum.
(Nasoduodenal Tube, NCI Thesaurus)
Ducts that collect pancreatic juice from thepancreas and supply it to the duodenum.
(Pancreatic duct, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A congenital malformation characterized by the absence of a normal opening in a part of the duodenum.
(Duodenal Atresia, NCI Thesaurus)
A carcinoma that arises from the duodenum.
(Duodenal Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A circumscribed neoplasm that arises from the glandular epithelium of the duodenum.
(Duodenal Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Surgical removal of the lower part of the stomach with end-to-end anastomosis of the remaining segment of the stomach with the jejunum; in this procedure the duodenum is closed off.
(Billroth II Procedure, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-metastasizing neoplasm arising from the wall of the duodenum.
(Benign Duodenal Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
The process of getting x-ray pictures of the esophagus or the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract (esophagus, stomach, and duodenum).
(Barium swallow, NCI Dictionary)
