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je·ju·num

 (jə-jo͞o′nəm)
n. pl. je·ju·na (-nə)
The section of the small intestine between the duodenum and the ileum.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin iēiūnum (intestīnum), fasting (intestine) (so called because in dissection it was always found empty), neuter of Latin iēiūnus.]
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jejunum

(dʒɪˈdʒuːnəm)
n
(Anatomy) the part of the small intestine between the duodenum and the ileum
[C16: from Latin, from jējūnus empty; from the belief that the jejunum is empty after death]
jeˈjunal adj
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je•ju•num

(dʒɪˈdʒu nəm)

n.
the middle portion of the small intestine, between the duodenum and the ileum.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin jējūnum, n. use of neuter of Latin jējūnus (see jejune); so called because thought to be empty after death]
je•ju′nal, adj.
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je·ju·num

(jə-jo͞o′nəm)
The middle part of the small intestine, connecting the duodenum and the ileum.
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jejunum

The middle part of the small intestine, between the duodenum and ileum.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.jejunum - the part of the small intestine between the duodenum and the ileumjejunum - the part of the small intestine between the duodenum and the ileum
small intestine - the longest part of the alimentary canal; where digestion is completed
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Translations

je·ju·num

n. yeyuno, porción del intestino delgado que se extiende del duodeno al íleon.
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jejunum

n yeyuno
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The sampling for histomorpholigicl examination was performed as two cm sample of small intestine were taken from the middle part of duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.
SBA is more predominant in duodenum, followed by jejunum and ileum with a diminishing frequency as we go distally.
Doctors at the hospital immediately conducted a check-up and X-ray images showed the shadow of the metal spoon in the patient's duodenum, which is the first part of the&nbsp;small intestine, located between the stomach and the middle part of the small intestine, or jejunum.
Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) (Discovery CT750 HD; GE Healthcare) revealed soft tissue that was located in the proximal jejunum mesentery, in contact with the jejunum wall, in the anterior vicinity of the pancreatic tail and not in relation to the normal pancreas (Figure 1).
A greater number of insulin IR cells was observed in the jejunum and ileum of animals from class 2 (p < 0.05) when compared to the same segment in animals of class 1 (Tables 1, 2 and 4), while the number of argyrophillic cells was smaller in the duodenum of animals from class 2 (p < 0.05).
This 40 cm distance served as the test segment for the study, and spanned ~20 cm of the duodenum and ~20 cm of the proximal jejunum (10).
Numerous nematodes, occasionally occluding the intestinal lumen, were present in the jejunum and ileum and were identified as Ascaridia nurnidae based on microscopic morphology.
Simply put, the device prevents food from getting absorbed in the jejunum -- the main part of the small intestine that primarily absorbs fats, sugar, carbohydrates and protein -- and therefore leads to weight loss.
In November 2002, her 56-year-old father, Dr Rodney Thomson, diagnosed himself with the extremely rare cancer of the jejunum - an inoperable disease.
A CT scan reveals a bezoar about 8 cm long, 2 cm in diameter, and filled with liquid in the patient's upper jejunum. An upper endoscopy was performed.
Eight mucosal lesions involved the proximal jejunum, extending from the ligament of Treitz to approximately 80 cm distally.
The bacteria that survive the gastric juice reach the duodenum and upper jejunum. Under normal conditions, jejunum may be bacteriologically sterile or low concentration of enterobacteriaceae may be detected in the jejunum of about 10 per cent of healthy adults.