Congenital Abnormality
jejunal atresia
Definitions related to jejunal atresia:
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A congenital malformation characterized by the absence of a normal opening in a part of the jejunum.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A developmental defect resulting in abnormal closure, or atresia of the tubular structure of the jejunum.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Jejunal atresia is a birth defect in a newborn characterized by partial or complete absence of the membrane connecting the small intestines to the abdominal wall (the mesentery). It causes a portion of the small intestines (the jejunum) to twist around an artery that supplies blood to the colon (the marginal artery). This leads to an...National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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