English Explanatory Dictionary

dodecadactylum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The duodenum.

Pronunciation

dō'dĕkədăkʹtĭləm /ˌdəʊdɛkəˈdæktɪləm/

Word forms

dodecadactylum dodecadactyla

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δωδεκαδάκτυλον (dōdekadáktulon), from δώδεκα (dṓdeka, “twelve”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”) ≅ “twelve-fingers[-long thing]”; compare English duodenum and German Zwölffingerdarm; cognate with Greek δωδεκαδάκτυλο (dodekadáktylo) and Italian dodecadattilo.

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