Hypertext Webster Gateway: "jejunum"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Jejunum \Je*ju"num\, n. [NL., fr. L. jejunus empty, dry.]
(Anat.)
The middle division of the small intestine, between the
duodenum and ileum; -- so called because usually found empty
after death.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

jejunum
n : the part of the small intestine between the duodenum and the
ileum


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