duodenal
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- adjective
- /ˌdjuːəˈdiːnəl/
- Specialized
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duodenal
- Two patients developed a bleeding duodenal ulcer that required the infusion of 6 units of blood and 20 days of antiulcer therapy.
- duodenal ulcer
- duodenal varix
- duodenal bleeding
Examples
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And my duodenal ulcer is real!
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Infection with H. pylori also causes duodenal and gastric ulcers.
Academic text (2005) -
I used to be fat until I had a duodenal switch.
Blog text (2) -
I had a newer, more advanced procedure called the Duodenal Switch.
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I had a perforated duodenal ulcer that nearly killed me and required major emergency surgery.
Blog text (28) -
The commonest site is the duodenal bulb, followed by the second part of the duodenum.
Academic text (2007) -
Overall, 7 of 105 patients (7%) had a duodenal stenosis.
Academic text (1992) -
Gastrointestinal problems included the presence or history of stomach or duodenal ulcer, nervous stomach, colitis, liver disease, or hepatitis.
Academic text (1996) -
But the news release from Mayo also mentioned that Jackson had gastric surgery—specifically, a duodenal switch—at the clinic.
Blog text (18) -
His longstanding complaints of stomach pain were traced to duodenal cancer.
Compounds
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A painful sore in the first part of the small intestine near the stomach that can cause bleeding
- Specialized
A small sample of cells taken from the upper part of the small intestine to check for infection
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word duodenal comes from duodenum, a Latin name that means 'twelve' because this first part of the small intestine was measured as about twelve finger-widths long. So, duodenal means 'relating to the duodenum', the very first part of the small intestine.