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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Duodenum \Du`o*de"num\, n. [NL., fr. duodeni twelve each: cf. F.
   duodenum. So called because its length is about twelve
   fingers' breadth.] (Anat.)
   The part of the small intestines between the stomach and the
   jejunum. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus, under
   Digestive.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

duodenum
    n 1: the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the
         jejunum