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duodenum

[doo-uh-dee-nuhm, dyoo-, doo-od-n-uhm, dyoo-] / ˌdu əˈdi nəm, ˌdju-, duˈɒd n əm, dju- /


NOUN
small intestine
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Over time, diets high in fat and sugar can alter the lining of the duodenum, changing how the body processes food and regulates hormones.

From Science Daily Apr. 23, 2026

He had a procedure which resulted in the removal of part of his pancreas, the duodenum, the gall bladder and part of his liver.

From BBC Dec. 22, 2025

In 1994 he performed the world’s first six-organ transplant, replacing a patient’s stomach, small intestine, duodenum, pancreas, liver and kidney in a single operation.

From New York Times Jan. 15, 2024

Calne also helped carry out the world’s first triple liver, lung and heart transplant in 1986 and in 1994 led a six-organ transplant of liver, kidney, stomach, duodenum, small intestine and pancreas.

From Seattle Times Jan. 7, 2024

Much of the so-called gastric fermentation does not occur in the stomach but rather in the duodenum.

From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.

He who went received five lire a month from the State, and one lira from each of his colleagues in the duodena.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Yule, Henry

It causes ulcers by digesting the lining of nervous stomachs and duodenums * as well as food.

From Time Magazine Archive




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