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 three main regions of the small intestine are the duodenum, the jejunum, and the 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

The jejunum is also from the Latin jejunum, empty, since it is usually found in that condition after death, as the food seems to pass rapidly through this part of the intestine.

From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin