'Duodenum' definitions:
Definition of 'duodenum'
From: WordNet
noun
The part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum
Definition of 'Duodenum'
From: GCIDE
- Duodenum \Du`o*de"num\, n. [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 Digestive. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'duodenum'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abdomen,
- anus,
- appendix,
- blind gut,
- bowels,
- brain,
- cecum,
- colon,
- endocardium,
- entrails,
- foregut,
- giblets,
- gizzard,
- guts,
- heart,
- hindgut,
- innards,
- inner mechanism,
- insides,
- internals,
- intestine,
- inwards,
- jejunum,
- kidney,
- kishkes,
- large intestine,
- liver,
- liver and lights,
- lung,
- midgut,
- perineum,
- pump,
- pylorus,
- rectum,
- small intestine,
- spleen,
- stomach,
- ticker,
- tripes,
- vermiform appendix,
- viscera,
- vitals,
- works