"duodenum" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌdjuːə(ʊ)ˈdiːnəm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌduəˈdinəm/ [General-American], /ˌduˈɑdənəm/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-duodenum.ogg [General-American], En-us-ncalif-duodenum.ogg [Northern-California, US] Forms: duodena [plural], duodenums [plural]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin duodēnum digitōrum (“space of twelve digits”) in reference to its length, from duodēnī (“twelve each”) + digitōrum, genitive plural of digitus (“finger; toe; digit”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ML.|duodēnum digitōrum||space of twelve digits}} Medieval Latin duodēnum digitōrum (“space of twelve digits”), {{m|la|duodeni|duodēnī|twelve each}} duodēnī (“twelve each”), {{m|la|digitōrum}} digitōrum, {{m|la|digitus||finger; toe; digit}} digitus (“finger; toe; digit”) Head templates: {{en-noun|duodena|s}} duodenum (plural duodena or duodenums)
  1. (anatomy) The first part of the small intestine, starting at the lower end of the stomach and extending to the jejunum. Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: dodecadactylum, maw-gut [obsolete] Derived forms: duodenal, duodenitis, megaduodenum, mesoduodenum Translations (first part of the small intestine): اِثْنَا عَشَرِيّ (iṯnā ʕašariyy) [plural] (Arabic), عَفْج (ʕafj) [masculine] (Arabic), إثنا عشر (ʔesnā ʕašar) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), տասներկումատնյա աղիք (tasnerkumatnya aġikʻ) (Armenian), onikibarmaq bağırsaq (Azerbaijani), duodeno (Basque), дванаццаціперсная кішка (dvanaccacipjersnaja kiška) [feminine] (Belarusian), ডুওডেনাম (ḍuōḍenam) (Bengali), дванадесетопръстник (dvanadesetoprǎstnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), duodè [masculine] (Catalan), 十二指腸 (Chinese Mandarin), 十二指肠 (shí'èrzhǐcháng) (Chinese Mandarin), dvanáctník [masculine] (Czech), tolvfingertarm [common-gender] (Danish), ޑުއަޑީނަމް (ḍuaḍīnam̊) (Dhivehi), twaalfvingerige darm [masculine] (Dutch), duodenum [neuter] (Dutch), duodeno (Esperanto), kaksteistsõrmiksool (Estonian), pohjukaissuoli (Finnish), duodénum [masculine] (French), duodeno [masculine] (Galician), Duodenum [neuter] (German), Zwölffingerdarm [masculine] (German), δωδεκαδάκτυλο (dodekadáktylo) [neuter] (Greek), תריסריון (tresaryón) [masculine] (Hebrew), ग्रहणी (grahṇī) (Hindi), patkóbél (Hungarian), nyombél (Hungarian), skeifugörn [feminine] (Icelandic), duodenumo (Ido), usus dua belas jari (Indonesian), duodenum (Indonesian), dúidéineam (Irish), duodeno [masculine] (Italian), 十二指腸 (jūnishichō) (alt: じゅうにしちょう) (Japanese), 십이지장 (sibijijang) (alt: 十二指腸) (Korean), divpadsmitpirkstu zarna (Latvian), dvylikapirštė žarna (Lithuanian), дванаесетпалечно црево (dvanaesetpalečno crevo) [neuter] (Macedonian), pohokauiti (Maori), kōpiroiti (Maori), rûviya donzdeilîk [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), rûviya donzdegirê [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), tolvfingertarm [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), tolvfingertarm [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), دوازدهه (davâzdahe) (Persian), dwunastnica [feminine] (Polish), duodeno [masculine] (Portuguese), duoden [neuter] (Romanian), двенадцатипе́рстная кишка́ (dvenadcatipérstnaja kišká) [feminine] (Russian), dvanástnik [masculine] (Slovak), dvanajstnik [masculine] (Slovene), мӧӧн (möön) (Southern Altai), duodeno [masculine] (Spanish), tolvfingertarm [common-gender] (Swedish), punong-isaw (Tagalog), tokong (Tagalog), ลำไส้เล็กส่วนต้น (Thai), oniki-parmak bağırsağı (Turkish), oniki parmak bağırsağı (Turkish), дванадцятипала кишка (dvanadcjatypala kyška) [feminine] (Ukrainian), oʻn ikki barmoq ichak (Uzbek), tá tràng (Vietnamese), duoden (Volapük), dwodenwm (Welsh)

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          "roman": "tresaryón",
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          "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
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          "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
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          "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
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          "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
          "word": "usus dua belas jari"
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          "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
          "word": "duodenum"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
          "word": "dúidéineam"
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          "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
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          "alt": "じゅうにしちょう",
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          "roman": "jūnishichō",
          "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
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          "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
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        },
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          "code": "tr",
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          "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
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        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
          "word": "tá tràng"
        },
        {
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
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          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
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        "Japanese terms with redundant script codes",
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          "stomach"
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        ]
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        "medicine",
        "sciences"
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      "word": "dodecadactylum"
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      "roman": "iṯnā ʕašariyy",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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      "word": "اِثْنَا عَشَرِيّ"
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      "roman": "tasnerkumatnya aġikʻ",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "տասներկումատնյա աղիք"
    },
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "onikibarmaq bağırsaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "duodeno"
    },
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "dvanaccacipjersnaja kiška",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дванаццаціперсная кішка"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "ḍuōḍenam",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "ডুওডেনাম"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dvanadesetoprǎstnik",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дванадесетопръстник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "duodè"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "十二指腸"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shí'èrzhǐcháng",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "十二指肠"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dvanáctník"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "tolvfingertarm"
    },
    {
      "code": "dv",
      "lang": "Dhivehi",
      "roman": "ḍuaḍīnam̊",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "ޑުއަޑީނަމް"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "twaalfvingerige darm"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "duodenum"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "duodeno"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "kaksteistsõrmiksool"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "pohjukaissuoli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "duodénum"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "duodeno"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Duodenum"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Zwölffingerdarm"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "dodekadáktylo",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "δωδεκαδάκτυλο"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "tresaryón",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "תריסריון"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "grahṇī",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "ग्रहणी"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "patkóbél"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "nyombél"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "skeifugörn"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "duodenumo"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "usus dua belas jari"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "duodenum"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "dúidéineam"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "duodeno"
    },
    {
      "alt": "じゅうにしちょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jūnishichō",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "十二指腸"
    },
    {
      "alt": "十二指腸",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sibijijang",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "십이지장"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rûviya donzdeilîk"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rûviya donzdegirê"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "divpadsmitpirkstu zarna"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "dvylikapirštė žarna"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "dvanaesetpalečno crevo",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "дванаесетпалечно црево"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "pohokauiti"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "kōpiroiti"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tolvfingertarm"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tolvfingertarm"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "davâzdahe",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "دوازدهه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dwunastnica"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "duodeno"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "duoden"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dvenadcatipérstnaja kišká",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "двенадцатипе́рстная кишка́"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dvanástnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dvanajstnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "alt",
      "lang": "Southern Altai",
      "roman": "möön",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "мӧӧн"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "duodeno"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "tolvfingertarm"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "punong-isaw"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "tokong"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "ลำไส้เล็กส่วนต้น"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "oniki-parmak bağırsağı"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "oniki parmak bağırsağı"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dvanadcjatypala kyška",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дванадцятипала кишка"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "oʻn ikki barmoq ichak"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "tá tràng"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "duoden"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "first part of the small intestine",
      "word": "dwodenwm"
    }
  ],
  "word": "duodenum"
}

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