The duodenum is a section of the small intestine.
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Duodenum
/ˌdjuːə(ʊ)ˈdiːnəm/
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7 entriesdigestive diseasedigestive organdigestive processgastrointestinal diseasegastrointestinal functiongastrointestinal tractsmall intestine
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10 entriesascending part of duodenumbile mixingchyme neutralizationdescending part of duodenumduodenal bulbduodenal ulcerduodenitisduodenojejunal obstructionhorizontal part of duodenumpancreatic enzyme activation
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5 entriesduodenal bulbduodenal papilladuodenal ulcerduodenojejunal junctionproximal small intestine
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Next I removed all the intestines as far as the duodenum and dealt with them as with the rectum, and so I had the intestines clean and without fetor.
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Have you ever suffered from an ulcer of the stomach or duodenum, or from diseases of the gall bladder or pancreas?
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From the Stomacke to the very Fundament, are produced the Guts or Inteſtina, which ſerue a little to alter and diſtribute the Chilus, and convey away the excrements. They are divided into ſmall and great, by reason of their ſite and ſubſtance, ſlender or thicker. The ſlender is Duodenum or whole gut, which is next to the ſtomacke, ſome twelue inches long (ſaith Fuſchius.)
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