How to Use duodenum in a Sentence
duodenum
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The tube is inserted through the patient’s mouth and stomach, then into the first part of the small intestine, called the duodenum.
—Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2019
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An alternative method that has shown great efficiency is the use of the string test to sample the duodenum.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 9 Sep. 2011
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The closer a pill lands to the antrum, the last part of the stomach before the intestine, the faster the pill begins to dissolve and find its way through the pylorus into the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2022
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The first and shortest section of the small intestine, just under one foot long, is the duodenum, which connects directly to the stomach.
—Bijal P Trivedi, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2012
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And that led to development of what's called the sweat test, which really took the place of that putting the tube down the throat and getting samples of the secretions and the duodenum for making the diagnosis.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 11 Nov. 2021
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Most ulcers, both in the stomach and the duodenum, are due to an infection called Helicobacter pylori, which was discovered in the 1980s.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 31 May 2021
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Black poop is often an indicator of bleeding, typically in the upper GI tract—the stomach or the first part of the small intestine called the duodenum.
—Heather Mayer Irvine, Health, 9 Feb. 2023
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Roker was admitted to the ICU for the first time and went through multiple surgeries to resection his colon, remove his gallbladder and fix his duodenum, the first part of the small intestine.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2023
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Gastroduodenal occurs when your stomach and the top of the small intestine (your duodenum) are inflamed.
—SELF, 11 Feb. 2022
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He was hospitalized, but physicians were unaware of a perforated duodenum, a portion of the small intestine, the complaint says.
—Megan Cassidy, azcentral, 9 Mar. 2018
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Doctors resectioned his colon, took out his gallbladder and operated on his duodenum, part of the small intestine.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 15 May 2023
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Either way, bypass surgery that circumvents the duodenum may prevent this malfunction.
—Bijal P Trivedi, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2012
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The duodenum contains a large population of nutrient-sensing cells, which are removed or bypassed during surgery.
—Bob Holmes, Discover Magazine, 21 Nov. 2018
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The researchers speculate that bacteria may invade pancreatic tumors by migrating from the duodenum, the top section of the small intestine.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 17 Sep. 2017
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To rectify the issue, the medical professionals had to resect Roker’s colon, remove his gallbladder, and perform an operation on his duodenum.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 8 Nov. 2020
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Duke University researchers have observed rudimentary, but functional, stomachs, small intestines, and duodenums growing inside cancerous lungs — illustrating how varied and plastic these metastatic cells can be.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 29 Mar. 2018
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