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jejunum

/ji-joo-nuhm/US // dʒɪˈdʒu nəm //UK // (dʒɪˈdʒuːnəm) //

空肠,空肠癌,空腸,空肠癌患者

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Anatomy.

    • : the middle portion of the small intestine, between the duodenum and the ileum.

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Examples

  • A rare cause of death after ovariotomy or hysterectomy is a perforating ulcer of the stomach or jejunum.

  • Three; that is to say, the Duodenum, the Jejunum, and the Ileon.

  • The next portion of the intestine is called the jejunum, because it is usually empty after death.

  • In the remaining 19 cases the appearance of the duodenum and jejunum was not recorded, so that it was probably normal.

  • The duodenum and jejunum presented the appearance of inflammatory hypermia in 12 cases.