十二指腸

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Japanese [edit]

Kanji in this term

Noun [edit]

十二指腸 (hiragana じゅうにしちょう, romaji jūnishichō)

  1. (anatomy) duodenum

Mandarin [edit]

simpl. 十二指肠
trad. 十二

Etymology [edit]

Literally: Twelve-finger intestine - referring to its length being approximately equal to the length of 12 fingers.

Noun [edit]

十二指腸 (traditional, Pinyin shí'èrzhǐcháng, measure word , simplified 十二指肠)

  1. (anatomy) duodenum