Morpheme
Duodene
Type
bound base
Denotation
first part of the small intestine
Etymology
Medieval Latin duodēnum digitōrum, from duodēnī, from duodēnus, from duodecim + -nus, from duo + decem
Evidence
duodena, duodenal, duodeno-, duodenocholedochotomy, duodenoenterostomy, duodenogastric, duodenojejunal, duodenojejunostomy, duodenoscope, duodenoscopy, duodenostomy, duodenotomy, duodenum, duodenums, esophagogastroduodenoscopy, gastroduodenoscopy, gastroduodenostomy
Notes
literally “twelve each” referring to the length
