jejunum
Americannoun
noun
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jejuna
plural
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Etymology
Origin of jejunum
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin jējūnum, noun use of neuter of jējūnus empty, poor, mean; so called because thought to be empty after death
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The hormone-rich organ, connecting the stomach to another part of the intestine called the jejunum, has prompted the development of various procedures to bypass or intervene on the duodenum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2015
No clear demarcation exists between the jejunum and the final segment of the small intestine, the ileum.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The three main regions of the small intestine are the duodenum, the jejunum, and the ileum.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
In gastric bypass, a surgeon reroutes the digestive system so that the stomach empties directly into the middle of the small intestine, bypassing a section called the duodenum and jejunum.
From Reuters ● May 7, 2013
When, also, there are in the duodenum and jejunum small portions of indigesta, the detection of the least quantity will be decisive.
From The Dog by William Youatt
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