jejunum

See also: jéjunum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iēiūnum, neuter of iēiūnus.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /dʒiːˈdʒuːnəm/

Noun

jejunum (plural jejuna)

(anatomy) The central of the three divisions of the small intestine which lies between the duodenum and the ileum.

Related terms

jejune

Translations

central of the three divisions of the small intestine

Arabic: صَائِم‎‎ m (ṣāʾim)
Bengali: জেজুনাম (jejunam)
Catalan: jejú (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 空腸 (zh), 空肠 (zh) (kōngcháng)
Dutch: nuchtere darm m
Finnish: tyhjäsuoli (fi)
French: jéjunum (fr) m
Galician: xexuno (gl) m
German: Jejunum n, Leerdarm m
Greek: νήστις (el) f (nístis)

Hungarian: éhbél (hu)
Irish: aoineán m
Italian: digiuno (it) m
Japanese: 空腸 (くうちょう, kūchō)
Korean: 공장 (ko) (gongjang) (空腸)
Polish: jelito czcze n
Portuguese: jejuno (pt)
Russian: то́щая кишка́ f (tóščaja kišká)
Spanish: yeyuno (es) m
Tagalog: gitnang-isaw

Latin

Adjective

jējūnum

nominative neuter singular of jējūnus
accusative masculine singular of jējūnus
accusative neuter singular of jējūnus
vocative neuter singular of jējūnus

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