Standard Lemma guide

duodenal

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˌduəˈdinəl/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌdjuːəʊˈdiːnəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: D UW1 AH0 D IY1 N AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: D UW0 AA1 D AH0 N AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

in or relating to the duodenum

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • duodenal ulcer

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From duoden- + -al.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: duodenal — of or pertaining to the duodenum
  • Czech: dvanáctníkový — of or pertaining to the duodenum
  • Czech: duodenální — of or pertaining to the duodenum
  • Finnish: pohjukaissuolen — of or pertaining to the duodenum
  • Finnish: pohjukaissuoli- — of or pertaining to the duodenum
  • Finnish: duodenaalinen — of or pertaining to the duodenum
  • French: duodénal — of or pertaining to the duodenum
  • Galician: duodenal — of or pertaining to the duodenum
  • German: duodenal — of or pertaining to the duodenum
  • Italian: duodenale — of or pertaining to the duodenum
  • Macedonian: дванаесетпалечен (dvanaesetpalečen) — of or pertaining to the duodenum
  • Macedonian: дванаесетпалечноцревен (dvanaesetpalečnocreven) — of or pertaining to the duodenum
  • Portuguese: duodenal — of or pertaining to the duodenum
  • Spanish: duodenal — of or pertaining to the duodenum
  • Ukrainian: дванадцятипалий (dvanadcjatypalyj) — of or pertaining to the duodenum