The gradient in muscle tension created along the intestine (increased injejunumand decreased in ileum) may promote propulsion of worms in the lumen.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Approximately 90% of these fluids are reabsorbed by the intestine, principally in the small intestine by thejejunum, which has the largest surface area.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The piece ofjejunumwas flushed with sterile saline, then further divided into 2 cm lengths.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A 6 cm piece ofjejunumwas cut 3 cm from the end of the duodenum.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The adults were located in the duodenum andjejunum.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Lengths of intestine approximately 10 cm long were taken from each of the duodenum,jejunumand ileum and processed for histology.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In the more posterior regions of the intestine the villi were slightly broader and were not as tall as those of thejejunum.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thejejunumwas the most heavily parasitized region.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Villus length and crypt depth were measured in the ileum,jejunumand duodenum and recorded for all animals.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The duodenum precedes thejejunumand ileum and is the shortest part of the small intestine, where most chemical digestion takes place.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The majority of digestion occurs in the duodenum while the majority of absorption occurs in thejejunum.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The small intestine is composed of a duodenum,jejunum, and ileum.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Approximately 50% of cases are found in thejejunum, followed by the ileum in 31% of cases.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Traditional surgical approaches include gastrostomy followed by gastric pull-up, colonic transposition andjejunumtransposition.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Depending on the length ofjejunumresected or bypassed the patient may have resultant short bowel syndrome and require parenteral nutrition.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.