jejunum

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The human small intestine is over 6m long and is divided into three parts: the duodenum, the jejunum, and the ileum.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

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

Figure 23.18 Small Intestine The three regions of the small intestine are the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.

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

A second point of great interest is the absolute constancy and fixation of its terminal portion at the point of junction with the jejunum, more correctly termed second ascending or fourth portion.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 613, October 1, 1887 by Various