jejunum
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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 second part of the small intestine is called the jejunum, shown in Figure 25.11.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
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
Figure 23.18 Small Intestine The three regions of the small intestine are the duodenum, jejunum, and 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
On enlarging the incision upwards three openings were found in a coil of jejunum, probably that about five feet from the duodenal junction usually provided with the longest mesentery.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry
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