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je⋅ju⋅num

  [ji-joo-nuhm]
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–noun Anatomy.
the middle portion of the small intestine, between the duodenum and the ileum.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L jējūnum, n. use of neut. of jējūnus empty, poor, mean; so called because thought to be empty after death

Related forms:
je⋅ju⋅nal, adjective
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je·ju·num   (jə-jōō'nəm)   
n.   pl. je·ju·na (-nə)
The section of the small intestine between the duodenum and the ileum.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin iēiūnum (intestīnum), fasting (intestine) (so called because in dissection it was always found empty), neuter of Latin iēiūnus.]
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Main Entry: je·ju·num
Pronunciation: ji-'jü-n&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural je·ju·na /-n&/
: the section of the small intestine that comprises the first two fifths beyond the duodenum and that is larger, thicker-walled, and more vascular and has more circular folds and fewerPeyer's patches than the ileum
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jejunum je·ju·num (jə-j&oomacr;'nəm)
n. pl je·ju·na (-nə)
The section of the small intestine between the duodenum and the ileum.

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jejunum   (jə-j'nəm)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural jejuna
The middle part of the small intestine, connecting the duodenum and the ileum.
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