duodenum

• n. [解剖学] 十二指腸

ラテン語のduodenum digitorium、十二指腸から。duodenum、12、デュオ、2、-denum、10、digitorium、指から。指12本分の長さがあることから名付けられた。

duodenum

duodenum: [14] The term duodenum, for the first part of the small intestine, originated as a measure of length. It comes from the medieval Latin phrase intestinum duodēnum digitōrum ‘intestine of twelve digits’ – that is, twelve finger-breadths long, or just over 20 centimetres. Latin duodēnī meant literally ‘twelve each’; it was a derivative of duodecim ‘twelve’ (source also of English dozen).
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duodenum (n.)

late 14c., from Medieval Latin duodenum digitorium "space of twelve digits," from Latin duodeni "twelve each." Coined by Gerard of Cremona (d.1187), who translated "Canon Avicennae," a loan-translation of Greek dodekadaktylon, literally "twelve fingers long," the intestine part so called by Greek physician Herophilus (c. 353-280 B.C.E.) for its length, about equal to the breadth of twelve fingers.

1. The distal duodenum and jejunum remain on the right side of the spine.

遠位十二指腸および空腸は脊椎の右側にあります。

2.This juice-about a quart a day--pours into my duodenum ，neutralizing acids.

この消化液（毎日約1パイント分泌）は私の十二指腸に流入し、酸を中和した。

3.After the colon，the duodenum is the most common site for diverticulum.

継結腸源、十二指腸は憩室で最も多く見られる部位である。