"ग्रहणी": अवतरणों में अंतर

'''ग्रहणी''' (duodenum) अधिकांश उच्चतर [[कशेरुकी प्राणी|कशेरुकी प्राणियों]] (जैसे [[स्तनपोषि]], [[सरिसृप]], [[पक्षी]] आदि) के [[क्षुदांत्र]] का प्रथम भाग होता है।<ref>American Heritage Dictionary, 4th edition</ref> The Latin phrase ''intestīnum duodēnum digitōrum'' is thought to be a loan-translation from the Greek word ''dodekadaktylon'' (δώδεκαδάκτυλοv), literally "twelve fingers long." The intestinal section was so called by Greek physician [[Herophilus]] (c.335–280 B.C.E.) for its length, about equal to the breadth of twelve fingers.<ref>online etymology: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=duodenum</ref>