Do-dē'ka-dak'ty-lon, n.
n. [Gr. δώδεκα, twelve, and δάκτυλος, finger.] (Anat.) The upper extremity of the small intestines; the duodenum; — so called because it is about twelve fingers’ breadths long.
n. [Gr. δώδεκα, twelve, and δάκτυλος, finger.] (Anat.) The upper extremity of the small intestines; the duodenum; — so called because it is about twelve fingers’ breadths long.