jejunum

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UK/dʒɪˈdʒuːnəm/

noun

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

OriginLatin iēiūnum →
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Meanings

nounjejunum (plural jejuna or jejunums)

plural jejuna · plural jejunums

  1. anatomyThe central of the three divisions of the small intestine which lies between the duodenum and the ileum

Origin

  1. Latiniēiūnum
  2. Englishjejunum

Borrowed from Latin iēiūnum, neuter of iēiūnus.

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Translations

Ancient Greek νῆστις
  • νῆστις (nêstis)central of the three divisions of the small intestine
Arabic صَائِم
  • صَائِم (ṣāʔim)central of the three divisions of the small intestine
Bengali জেজুনাম
  • জেজুনাম (jejunam)central of the three divisions of the small intestine
Catalan jejú
  • jejúcentral of the three divisions of the small intestine
Chinese Mandarin 空腸 /空肠
  • 空腸 /空肠 (kōngcháng)central of the three divisions of the small intestine
Czech lačník
  • lačníkcentral of the three divisions of the small intestine
Dutch nuchtere darm
  • nuchtere darmcentral of the three divisions of the small intestine
Finnish tyhjäsuoli
  • tyhjäsuolicentral of the three divisions of the small intestine
French jéjunum
  • jéjunumcentral of the three divisions of the small intestine
German Jejunum, Leerdarm
  • Jejunumcentral of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • Leerdarmcentral of the three divisions of the small intestine
Greek νήστις
  • νήστις (nístis)central of the three divisions of the small intestine
Hungarian éhbél
  • éhbélcentral of the three divisions of the small intestine
Indonesian jejunum, usus kosong
  • jejunumcentral of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • usus kosongcentral of the three divisions of the small intestine
Irish aoineán
  • aoineáncentral of the three divisions of the small intestine
Italian digiuno
  • digiunocentral of the three divisions of the small intestine
Japanese 空腸
  • 空腸 (kūchō)central of the three divisions of the small intestine
Korean 공장
  • 공장 (gongjang)central of the three divisions of the small intestine
Polish jelito czcze
  • jelito czczecentral of the three divisions of the small intestine
Portuguese jejuno
  • jejunocentral of the three divisions of the small intestine
Russian то́щая кишка́
  • то́щая кишка́ (tóščaja kišká)central of the three divisions of the small intestine
Spanish yeyuno
  • yeyunocentral of the three divisions of the small intestine
Swedish jejunum, tomtarm
  • jejunumcentral of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • tomtarmcentral of the three divisions of the small intestine
Tagalog gitnang-isaw
  • gitnang-isawcentral of the three divisions of the small intestine
Cite this entry
APA

jejunum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jejunum

MLA

“jejunum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jejunum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jejunum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jejunum.

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