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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the part of the small intestine between the duodenum and the ileum

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural jejuna) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from neuter of Latin jejunus Date: 14th century the section of the small intestine that comprises the first two fifths beyond the duodenum and that is larger, thicker-walled, and more vascular and has more circular folds than the ileum

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. Anat. the part of the small intestine between the duodenum and ileum. Etymology: L, neut. of jejunus fasting

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Jejunum Je*ju"num, n. [NL., fr. L. jejunus empty, dry.] (Anat.) The middle division of the small intestine, between the duodenum and ileum; -- so called because usually found empty after death.