Duodenum
11duodenum — DUODENUM. s. m. Terme d Anatomie emprunté du Latin. C est le nom donné à la première portion des intestins grêles, à cause de sa longueur qui est de douze travers de doigt …
12duodenum — ► NOUN (pl. duodenums or duodena) ▪ the first part of the small intestine immediately beyond the stomach. DERIVATIVES duodenal adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from duodeni in twelves , its length being equivalent to the breadth of approximately twelve… …
13duodenum — [do͞o΄ō dē′nəm, dyo͞o΄dē′nəm; do͞o äd′ n əm, dyo͞oäd′ n əm] n. pl. duodena [do͞o΄ō dē′nə, dyo͞o΄dē′nə] or duodenums [ME < ML < L duodeni, twelve each: its length is about twelve fingers breadth] the first section of the small intestine,… …
14Duodenum — This article is about an organ. For Frank Zappa s song, see Duodenum (song). Duodenum Schematic diagram of the gastrointestinal tract, highlighting the duodenum. G …
15Duodénum — Intestin grêle Le duodénum est le segment initial de l intestin grêle (duodénum + jéjunum + iléon). Il fait suite à l estomac par l intermédiaire du pylore et est suivi par le jéjunum à l angle duodéno jéjunal ou angle de Treitz. C est le seul… …
16duodenum — /dooh euh dee neuhm, dyooh ; dooh od n euhm, dyooh /, n., pl. duodena /dooh euh dee neuh, dyooh ; dooh od n euh, dyooh /, duodenums. Anat., Zool. the first portion of the small intestine, from the stomach to the jejunum. See diag. under intestine …
17Duodenum — Verdauungsapparat des Menschen Das Duodenum (zu deutsch der Zwölffingerdarm) ist der erste kurze Abschnitt des Dünndarms. Er ist beim Menschen circa 30 cm lang, was etwa 12 Fingerbreiten entspricht (daher der Name). Seine Form entspricht beim… …
18Duodenum — The first part of the small intestine. The duodenum is a common site for peptic ulcer formation. * * * The first division of the small intestine, about 25 cm or 12 fingerbreadths (hence the name) in length, extending from the pylorus to the… …
19duodenum — [14] The term duodenum, for the first part of the small intestine, originated as a measure of length. It comes from the medieval Latin phrase intestinum duodēnum digitōrum ‘intestine of twelve digits’ – that is, twelve finger breadths long, or… …
20duodenum — n. the first of the three parts of the small intestine. It extends from the pylorus of the stomach to the jejunum. The duodenum receives bile from the gall bladder (via the common bile duct) and pancreatic juice from the pancreas. Its wall… …
