3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Duodenum \Du`o*de"num\, n. [NL., fr. duodeni twelve each: cf. F. duodenum. So called because its length is about twelve fingers' breadth.] (Anat.) The part of the small intestines between the stomach and the jejunum. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus, under {Digestive}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: duodenum n : the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum [also: {duonas} (pl), {duona} (pl)] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 43 Moby Thesaurus words for "duodenum": abdomen, anus, appendix, blind gut, bowels, brain, cecum, colon, endocardium, entrails, foregut, giblets, gizzard, guts, heart, hindgut, innards, inner mechanism, insides, internals, intestine, inwards, jejunum, kidney, kishkes, large intestine, liver, liver and lights, lung, midgut, perineum, pump, pylorus, rectum, small intestine, spleen, stomach, ticker, tripes, vermiform appendix, viscera, vitals, works
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