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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

[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

Noun.

[L.] The first of the small intestines.

See also: duodenum and Duodenum

duodénum m ‎(plural duodénums)