duodenum

1. 1.

   the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum

   Broadersmall intestine

Other forms of duodenum

plural

duona

plural

duonas

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about duodenum

What does duodenum mean?

duodenum means "the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum".

How many syllables are in duodenum?

duodenum has 4 syllables: du-o-de-num. The stress falls on "o". In IPA it is /duˈɑdənəm/.

Is duodenum a common word?

duodenum is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.