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jejunum

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

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  • UK: /dʒɪˈdʒuːnəm/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the part of the small intestine between the duodenum and the ileum

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: small intestine

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iēiūnum, neuter of iēiūnus.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: صَائِم (ṣāʔim) — central of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • Bengali: জেজুনাম (jejunam) — central of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • Catalan: jejú — central of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 空腸 /空肠 (kōngcháng) — central of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • Czech: lačník — central of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • Dutch: nuchtere darm — central of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • Finnish: tyhjäsuoli — central of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • French: jéjunum — central of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • Galician: xexuno — central of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • German: Jejunum — central of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • German: Leerdarm — central of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • Greek: νήστις (nístis) — central of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • Ancient Greek: νῆστις (nêstis) — central of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • Hungarian: éhbél — central of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • Indonesian: jejunum — central of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • Indonesian: usus kosong — central of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • Irish: aoineán — central of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • Italian: digiuno — central of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • Japanese: 空腸 (kūchō) — central of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • Korean: 공장 (gongjang) — central of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • Northern Kurdish: rûviya birçî — central of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • Polish: jelito czcze — central of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • Portuguese: jejuno — central of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • Russian: то́щая кишка́ (tóščaja kišká) — central of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • Sicilian: jijunu — central of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • Spanish: yeyuno — central of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • Swedish: jejunum — central of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • Swedish: tomtarm — central of the three divisions of the small intestine
  • Tagalog: gitnang-isaw — central of the three divisions of the small intestine