Duodenojejunal flexure
duodenojejunal flexure du·o·de·no·je·ju·nal flexure (dōō’ə-dē’nō-jə-jōō’nəl, dyōō’-, dōō-ŏd’n-ō-, dyōō-)
n.
An abrupt bend in the small intestine at the junction of the duodenum and jejunum.
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