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DUODENAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In or relating to the duodenum
Example:
duodenal ulcer
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
duodenum (the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum)
Derivation:
duodenum (the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum)
Context examples:
Recurrent gastric and duodenal ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori infections are treated with antibiotic therapy.
(Anti-ulcer Agent, NCI Thesaurus)
Duodenal expression of multidrug resistance protein 1 is also significantly reduced in individuals that have a homozygous phenotype for this allele.
(ABCB1 2 Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
A disorder characterized by a rupture in the duodenal wall.
(Duodenal Perforation, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
A rupture in the duodenal wall due to traumatic or pathologic processes.
(Duodenal Perforation, NCI Thesaurus)
A dilation of the duodenal papilla that is the opening of the juncture of the common bile duct and the main pancreatic duct.
(ampulla of Vater, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
It is characterized by microcephaly, limb abnormalities, esophageal and/or duodenal atresia.
(Feingold Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
A procedure that uses an endoscope to examine and x-ray the pancreatic duct, hepatic duct, common bile duct, duodenal papilla, and gallbladder.
(Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, NCI Dictionary)
An accessory pancreatic duct with two branches, one of which opens directly to the duodenum at the minor duodenal papilla while the other connects to the pancreatic duct.
(Ductus Santorini, NCI Thesaurus)
The highest BPA content was detected in the three-way stopcock (over 7,000ng/g), followed by the patterned transparent film dressing (surgical tape), the gastro-duodenal feeding tube, sterile gloves for professional use, the umbilical catheter, and the intravenous infusion extension kit (with BPA concentrations ranging between 100 and 700ng/g).
(Babies in neonatal intensive care units are exposed to harmful chemical substances found in plastic, University of Granada)
Metoclopramide binds to dopamine 2 (D2) receptors in the peripheral nervous system (PNS), antagonizing dopamine-mediated relaxation of gastrointestinal smooth muscle and promoting gastroprokinesis; the pyloric sphincter and the duodenal bulb are relaxed, peristalsis of the duodenum and jejunum increase, and gastric emptying and intestinal transit accelerate.
(Metoclopramide Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
