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jejunum

[ji-joo-nuhm] / dʒɪˈdʒu nəm /
NOUN
small intestine
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Jejunum means “empty” in Latin and supposedly was so named by the ancient Greeks who noticed it was always empty at death.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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

From The Compleat Surgeon or, the whole Art of Surgery explain'd in a most familiar Method. by Le Clerc, Charles Gabriel




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