See Also: duodenum(dictionary)
duodenum(encyclopedia)
duodenum(medicine)
duodenum(dictionary)
Duodenum(health)
suspensory muscle of duodenum(medicine)
superior part of duodenum(medicine)
superior flexure of duodenum(medicine)
superficial part of duodenum(medicine)
sphincter of third portion of duodenum(medicine)

duodenum (iou)



duodenum noun. LME.
[medieval Latin (so called from its length = twelve fingers' breadth), from Latin duodeni: see DUODENARY.]
Anatomy. The first portion of the small intestine immediately beyond the stomach, leading to the jejunum.