preduodenal

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adjective

Between the stomach and the duodenum

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Meanings

adjectivepreduodenal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyBetween the stomach and the duodenum
  2. not comparablebiochemistryPrior to a duodenal process

    A specific dose-response enrichment of the stomach tissue C8:0 was observed as a function of dietary C8:0, supporting the hypothesis of an early preduodenal hydrolysis of medium chain triglycerides and a direct absorption at the gastric level.

    2015 July 22, “Dietary Caprylic Acid (C8:0) Does Not Increase Plasma Acylated Ghrelin but Decreases Plasma Unacylated Ghrelin in the Rat”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From pre- + duodenal.

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APA

preduodenal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preduodenal

MLA

“preduodenal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preduodenal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preduodenal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preduodenal.

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