"jejunum" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dʒɪˈdʒuːnəm/ [UK] Audio: JejunumUSPronunc.wav [US] Forms: jejuna [plural], jejunums [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin iēiūnum, neuter of iēiūnus. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₁yaǵ-}}, {{bor|en|la|iēiūnum}} Latin iēiūnum Head templates: {{en-noun|jejuna|s}} jejunum (plural jejuna or jejunums)
  1. (anatomy) The central of the three divisions of the small intestine which lies between the duodenum and the ileum Wikipedia link: jejunum Categories (topical): Anatomy Related terms: jejune Translations (central of the three divisions of the small intestine): νῆστις (nêstis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), صَائِم (ṣāʔim) [masculine] (Arabic), জেজুনাম (jejunam) (Bengali), jejú [masculine] (Catalan), 空腸 (Chinese Mandarin), 空肠 (kōngcháng) (Chinese Mandarin), nuchtere darm [masculine] (Dutch), tyhjäsuoli (Finnish), jéjunum [masculine] (French), xexuno [masculine] (Galician), Jejunum [neuter] (German), Leerdarm [masculine] (German), νήστις (nístis) [feminine] (Greek), éhbél (Hungarian), jejunum (Indonesian), usus kosong (Indonesian), aoineán [masculine] (Irish), digiuno [masculine] (Italian), 空腸 (kūchō) (alt: くうちょう) (Japanese), 공장 (gongjang) (alt: 空腸) (Korean), rûviya birçî [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), jelito czcze [neuter] (Polish), jejuno (Portuguese), то́щая кишка́ (tóščaja kišká) [feminine] (Russian), yeyuno [masculine] (Spanish), gitnang-isaw (Tagalog)

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