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- duodeno-, duoden- (Latin: first part of the small intestine; based on duodecim, "twelve", because its length is approximately twelve finger-breadths) (one matching result)
- clys (Greek: to wash; washing) (one matching result)
- jejuno-, jejun- (Latin: the fasting [intestine], the portion of the small intestine between the duodenum and the ileum [so named because early anatomists typically found this organ to be empty in dissection]; original meaning, "hungry, not partaking of food") (one matching result)
- pyloro-, pylor-, pylori- (Greek: gatekeeper; lower gastric orifice through which the contents of the stomach enter the duodenum) (one matching result)