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DUODENAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does duodenal mean?
• DUODENAL (adjective)
The adjective DUODENAL has 1 sense:
1. in or relating to the duodenum
Familiarity information: DUODENAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In or relating to the duodenum
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
duodenal ulcer
Pertainym:
duodenum (the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum)
Derivation:
duodenum (the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum)
Context examples
A disorder characterized by reflux of the gastric and/or duodenal contents into the distal esophagus.
(Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
A chronic disorder characterized by reflux of the gastric and/or duodenal contents into the distal esophagus.
(Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, NCI Thesaurus)
A disorder characterized by a circumscribed, inflammatory and necrotic erosive lesion on the mucosal surface of the duodenal wall.
(Duodenal Ulcer, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
A blood vessel arising from the superior mesenteric artery and connecting to the superior pancreatico-duodenal artery that supplies blood to the pancreas and duodenum.
(Inferior Pancreatico-Duodenal Artery, NCI Thesaurus)
A blood vessel running parallel to the inferior pancreatico-duodenal artery that drains blood from the pancreas and duodenum into the splenic vein.
(Inferior Pancreatico-Duodenal Vein, NCI Thesaurus)
A vein running parallel to the superior and inferior pancreatico-duodenal arteries that drains blood from the pancreas and duodenum into the superior mesenteric or portal veins.
(Pancreatico-Duodenal Vein, NCI Thesaurus)
Either of two arteries including the inferior and superior pancreatico-duodenal arteries that supply the pancreas and duodenum.
(Pancreatico-Duodenal Artery, NCI Thesaurus)
An ulcer in the duodenal wall.
(Duodenal Ulcer, NCI Thesaurus)
Partial or complete obstruction of the duodenal lumen due to the presence of a membranous web.
(Duodenal Web, NCI Thesaurus)
A mineral compound that is used to treat duodenal and gastric ulcers associated with Helicobacter pylori.
(Bismuth Subcitrate, NCI Thesaurus)
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