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Stage 1 of 3
duodecim
Latin · ancient
"twelve"
twelve
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Stage 2 of 3
duodenum digitorum
Medieval Latin · medieval
"twelve finger-widths long"
twelve of fingers, since the organ was measured at about twelve finger-widths long
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Stage 3 of 3
duodenum
English · 1500s
"the first section of the small intestine"
shortened and adopted for the first section of the small intestine
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