jejunum

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The hormone-rich organ, connecting the stomach to another part of the intestine called the jejunum, has prompted the development of various procedures to bypass or intervene on the duodenum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2015

The small intestine includes the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The jejunum and ileum are tethered to the posterior abdominal wall by the mesentery.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

In gastric bypass, a surgeon reroutes the digestive system so that the stomach empties directly into the middle of the small intestine, bypassing a section called the duodenum and jejunum.

From Reuters • May 7, 2013

Fillion mentions an instance of recovery following the perforation of the jejunum by a piece of horn which had been swallowed.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)