Dodecadactylum

//ˌdəʊdɛkəˈdæktɪləm// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The duodenum. obsolete

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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