Dodecadactylum
//ˌdəʊdɛkəˈdæktɪləm// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
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Noun
- 1 The duodenum. obsolete
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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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