Dodecadactylum

Pronunciation

• RP enPR: dō'dÄ•kÉ™dăkʹtÄ­lÉ™m, IPA: /ËŒdəʊdÉ›kəˈdæktɪlÉ™m/

Origin

From Ancient Greek δωδεκαδάκτυλον, from δώδεκα (dōdeka, "twelve") + δάκτυλος (daktulos, "finger") ≅ “twelve-fingersthing”; compare English duodenum and German Zwölffingerdarm; cognate with Greek δωδεκαδάκτυλο and Italian dodecadattilo.

Full definition of dodecadactylum

Noun

1. (obsolete) duodenum