krumtarm

Swedish

Etymology

From krum (“crooked, bent”) +‎ tarm (“intestine”). Compare German Krummdarm.

Noun

krumtarm c

  1. (anatomy) ileum
    Hypernym: tunntarm

Usage notes

Out of the three divisions of the small intestine, only krumtarm is omitted as a synonym of its Latin counterpart in the Swedish MeSH, meaning it may no longer be in use.

Declension

Declension of krumtarm
nominative genitive
singular indefinite krumtarm krumtarms
definite krumtarmen krumtarmens
plural indefinite krumtarmar krumtarmars
definite krumtarmarna krumtarmarnas

References

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