jejunization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An adaptive process by which a part of the intestine (usually the ileum) assumes certain structural or functional features typical of the jejunum.

Word forms

jejunization jejunisation

Etymology

From jejun(o)- + -ization.

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