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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δωδεκαδάκτυλον (dōdekadáktulon), from δώδεκα (dṓdeka, “twelve”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”) ≅ “twelve-fingers”; compare English duodenum and German Zwölffingerdarm; cognate with Greek δωδεκαδάκτυλο (dodekadáktylo) and Italian dodecadattilo.
Pronunciation
Noun
dodecadactylum (plural dodecadactyla)
- (obsolete) duodenum
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References
- “Dodecadactylum” listed in Gloſſographia Anglicana Nova : or, A Dictionary, interpreting ſuch Hard Words of whatever Language, as are at preſent uſed in the Engliſh Tongue, with their Etymologies, Definitions, &c. (1707)
Dodecadactylum, is the first of the ſmall Guts, beginning from the Pylorus of the Stomach, and ending where the Gut Jejunum begins.