duodenum
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duodenum
- /ˌdjuːə(ʊ)ˈdiːnəm/ UK
- /ˌduəˈdinəm/ US
- /ˌduˈɑdənəm/ US
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin duodēnum digitōrum (“space of twelve digits”) in reference to its length, from duodēnī (“twelve each”) + digitōrum, genitive plural of digitus (“finger; toe; digit”).
noun duodena · duodenums
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The first part of the small intestine, starting at the lower end of the stomach and extending to the jejunum.
From the Stomacke to the very Fundament, are produced the Guts or Inteſtina, which ſerue a little to alter and diſtribute the Chilus, and convey away the excrements. They are divided into ſmall and great, by reason of their ſite and ſubſtance, ſlender or thicker. The ſlender is Duodenum or whole gut
Similar: dodecadactylum, maw-gut
Translations
Every language
noun first part of the small intestine
| Español | duodeno |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 십이지장 sibijijang |
| 日本語 | 十二指腸 jūnishichō |
| 中文 | 十二指腸 /十二指肠 shí'èrzhǐcháng |
| हिन्दी | ग्रहणी grahṇī |
| Português | duodeno |
| Français | duodénum |
| Deutsch | Duodenum, Zwölffingerdarm |
| Italiano | duodeno |
| Ελληνικά | δωδεκαδάκτυλο dodekadáktylo |
| Română | duoden |
| Русский | двенадцатипе́рстная кишка́ dvenadcatipérstnaja kišká |
| Tiếng Việt | tá tràng |
| العربية | اِثْنَا عَشَرِيّ iṯnā ʕašariyy, عَفْج ʕafj |
| עברית | תריסריון tresaryón |
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title = {duodenum},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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