jejunum

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jejunum

/dʒɪˈdʒuːnəm/ UK

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Borrowed from Latin iēiūnum, neuter of iēiūnus.

noun jejuna · jejunums

The central of the three divisions of the small intestine which lies between the duodenum and the ileum

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noun central of the three divisions of the small intestine

Español	yeyuno
한국어	공장 gongjang
日本語	空腸 kūchō
中文	空腸 /空肠 kōngcháng
Português	jejuno
Français	jéjunum
Deutsch	Jejunum, Leerdarm
Italiano	digiuno
Ελληνικά	νήστις nístis
Русский	то́щая кишка́ tóščaja kišká
العربية	صَائِم ṣāʔim

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@misc{jejunum_2026,
  title = {jejunum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jejunum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}