dodecadactylum
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: dō'dĕkədăkʹtĭləm, IPA(key): /ˌdəʊdɛkəˈdæktɪləm/
Noun[edit]
dodecadactylum (plural dodecadactyla)
Translations[edit]
duodenum
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References[edit]
- “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.