jejunum的词源

英文词源

jejunum (n.)

late 14c., from Latin ieiunum, neuter of ieiunus (see jejune). Translating Greek nestis (Galen). So called because it typically is found empty during dissections, perhaps because it would tend to drain in a body laid on its back.

中文词源

jejunum：空肠

来自拉丁语ieiunum,空肠，词源同jejune.因在解剖的时候这段肠子常常空空如也而得名。

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