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| je·ju·num [ jə jnəm ] (plural je·ju·nums) |
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middle part of small intestine: the section of the small intestine situated between the duodenum and the ileum, whose main function is the absorption of nutrients from digested food
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| [Mid-16th century. < modern Latin< Latin jejunus "fasting," because usually empty after death] |
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 je·ju·nal adjective |
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