jejunum
Americannoun
noun
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jejuna
plural
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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 bulk of chemical digestion and nutrient absorption occurs in the jejunum.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The human small intestine is over 6m long and is divided into three parts: the duodenum, the jejunum, and the ileum.
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
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
It then descends perpendicularly in front of the right kidney, and passes transversely across the lower portion of the spinal column, behind the colon, and terminates in the jejunum.
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Calvin Cutter
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