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Definition: Duodenum |
DuodenumNoun1. The part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "duodenum" was first used: 14th century. (references) |
Etymology: Duodenum \Du`o*de"num\, noun. [New Latin expression, from duodeni twelve each: compare to the French expression duodenum. So called because its length is about twelve fingers' breadth.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | The first part of the small intestine. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Most of what has been eaten is diegested in the duodenum.The duodenum is divided into four sections. The first three sections form a "C" shape - the first part of the duodenum comes off the pylorus and makes a sharp ~90 degree turn to become the second part of the duodenum. The second part of the duodenum is where the pancreatic duct (and sometimes, separately, the common bile duct) empty into the gastrointestinal tract. The duodenum makes another sharp ~90 degree turn into the third part of the duodenum before joining with the jejunum. The duodenum is a retroperitoneal structure.
The name duodenum is from the Latin duodenum digitorum, twelve fingers' breadths or inches.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Duodenum."
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Line drawing showing large intestine, duodenum, gall bladder, liver, bile duct, esophagus, pancreas and stomach. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | It aids digestion of fats in the duodenum. (references) | |
The duodenum is the top part of the small intestine. (references) | ||
A peptic ulcer is a sore in the lining of the stomach or duodenum. (references) | ||
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| "Duodenum" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Duodenum" is used about 124 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 124 | 28,785 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
duodenum | 95 |
duodenum ulcer | 11 |
cancer duodenum | 9 |
delivery duodenum | 2 |
duodenum inflammation | 2 |
duodenum function | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "duodenum"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | معي الاثنا عشر, العفج المعي الاثنا عشري. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | duodenum. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | duodenum. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | روده اثنی عشر(تش.), دوازدهه . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | pohjukaissuoli. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | duodénum. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Duodenum. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | δωδεκαδάκτυλον. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | תריסריון. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | patkóbél, nyombél. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | duodeno. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 十二指腸 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | じゅうにしちょう. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 십이지장. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | joodeenym, beeal y chollane. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | uodenumday duodeno. (various references) duoden. (various references) двенадцатиперстный кишка. (various references) duodeno. (various references) tolvfingertarm. (various references) ลำไส้เล็กส่วนต้น. (various references) onikiparmak bağırsağı. (various references) дванадцятипала кишка. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | duodeni. (various references) |
| Medieval Latin | 700-1500 | duodenum digitorium. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "duodenum": duodenums. (additional references) | |
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"Duodenum" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Dodanim, doudenum, doudinum, douednum, Doutoum, duodenuma, duonedum. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "duodenum" (pronounced duwÄ"dunum) |
| 5 | -d u n u m | laudanum. |
| 4 | -u n u m | acronym, aluminium, aluminum, arcanum, lanthanum, organum, tympanum. |
| 3 | -n u m | denim, granum, interregnum, magnum, molybdenum, phenom, platinum, plenum, venom. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-d-e-m-n-o-u-u" | |
-1 letter: mounded. | |
-3 letters: demon, domed, monde, mound, odeum, undue. | |
-4 letters: demo, dome, done, doum, dude, dune, eddo, mend, meno, menu, meou, mode, moue, muon, neum, node, nome, nude, omen, unde, undo. | |
-5 letters: den, doe, dom, don, dud, due, dun, duo, emu, end, eon, med, men, mod, mon, mud, mun, nod, nom, odd, ode, one, oud. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-d-e-m-n-o-u-u" | |
+1 letter: duodenums. | |
+2 letters: dumfounded. | |
+3 letters: dumbfounded, dumbfounder. | |
+4 letters: dumbfounders, uncompounded, undocumented. | |
+5 letters: dumbfoundered. | |
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