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Jejunum

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Definition: 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.  inflammation or jejunitis   
See Also Jejunostomy 		Other names Jejunums
 
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Jejunal atresia with renal adysplasia  0   *Kidney Diseases *Intestinal Atresia Jejunum/abnormalities.
Duodenojejunal atresia with volvulus, absent dorsal mesentery and absent superior mesenteric artery  0   *Intestinal Atresia *Intestinal Obstruction Duodenum/abnormalities Jejunum/abnormalities Mesenteric Arteries/abnormalities Mesentery/abnormalities. Am J Med Genet. 109(1):52-5

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