Hypertext Webster Gateway: "duodenum"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Duodenum \Du`o*de"num\, n. [NL., fr. duodeni twelve each: cf. F.
duodenum. So called because its length is about twelve
fingers' breadth.] (Anat.)
The part of the small intestines between the stomach and the
jejunum. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus, under
{Digestive}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
duodenum
n : the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the
jejunum
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