Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to a duodene.
  • noun In musical theory, the symbol of the root of a duodene.
  • Connected with or relating to the duodenum: as, “duodenal dyspepsia,”

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to the duodenum.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective of or pertaining to the duodenum- the first part of the small intestine.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective in or relating to the duodenum

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Examples

  • Big Boy had what is known as the duodenal switch surgery.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • This is caused by the descending portion of the duodenum, and is known as the duodenal impression.

    XI. Splanchnology. 2i. The Liver 1918

  • The study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, followed 60 severely obese patients who were randomly assigned to either gastric bypass surgery or a more extensive procedure known as duodenal switch.

    FOXNews.com 2011

  • The study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, followed 60 severely obese patients who were randomly assigned to either gastric bypass surgery or a more extensive procedure known as duodenal switch.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • The “double-bubble” in the baby’s stomach was a condition called duodenal atresia, where the tube leading from the stomach to the small intestine is not present or is blocked.

    A Book of Miracles Jack Canfield 2010

  • The “double-bubble” in the baby’s stomach was a condition called duodenal atresia, where the tube leading from the stomach to the small intestine is not present or is blocked.

    A Book of Miracles Jack Canfield 2010

  • The “double-bubble” in the baby’s stomach was a condition called duodenal atresia, where the tube leading from the stomach to the small intestine is not present or is blocked.

    A Book of Miracles Jack Canfield 2010

  • The “double-bubble” in the baby’s stomach was a condition called duodenal atresia, where the tube leading from the stomach to the small intestine is not present or is blocked.

    A Book of Miracles Jack Canfield 2010

  • The “double-bubble” in the baby’s stomach was a condition called duodenal atresia, where the tube leading from the stomach to the small intestine is not present or is blocked.

    A Book of Miracles Jack Canfield 2010

  • In addition people who have any chronic conditions that affect the gastrointestinal tract, such as duodenal ulcers, oesophageal reflux, spastic colitis, diverticulitis, or diverticulitis, should not take yellow dock.

    ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds 2010

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