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Digestive System > Gastrointestinal Tract > Intestines > Intestine, Small > Jejunum
Digestive System > Gastrointestinal Tract > Lower Gastrointestinal Tract > Jejunum

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Jejunum  

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Note

  • inflammation or jejunitis = JEJUNAL DISEASES (IM) + ENTERITIS (IM); jejuno-ileal bypass or shunt or jejuno-ileostomy in obesity: index under JEJUNOILEAL BYPASS (note XR ref)

Scope note

  • The middle portion of the SMALL INTESTINE, between DUODENUM and ILEUM. It represents about 2/5 of the remaining portion of the small intestine below duodenum.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007583

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