From Ancient Greek δωδεκαδάκτυλον, from δώδεκα + δάκτυλος ≅ “twelve-fingers[-long thing]”; compare English duodenum and German Zwölffingerdarm; cognate with Greek δωδεκαδάκτυλο and Italian dodecadattilo.
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