Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
mega·du·o·de·num Pronunciation:
"meg-&-"d(y)ü-&-'dE-n&m; -d(y)u-'äd-&n-&m Function:
noun Inflected Form:
plural mega·du·o·de·na /-'dE-n&; -&n-&/ or -de·nums : acongenital or acquired dilatation and elongation of the duodenum with hypertrophy of all layers that presents as a feeling of gastric fullness, epigastric pain, belching, heartburn, and nausea withvomiting sometimes of food eaten 24 hours before
