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Monkey duodemun (with apologies to Dave Barry)

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Monkey duodenam

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Oddly, this post coincided with a topic on "Ask Mr. Histologyman":
Question:
One of my associates insists that duodenam is pronouned "duodenam" while I think it is actaully pronounced "duodenam." Which is correct?
Answer:
Both are incorrect. The actual pronunciation is "duodenam."
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Post by Ichthyophthirius »

¿Surely duodenum?

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Post by Cactusdave »

In the UK I guess we would usually pronounce it duo-deenum, though I have heard due-oddenum. Definitely no -am at the end.
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Duodenum

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Looks like the slide is mislabeled.
Michael Reese Much FRMS EMS Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA

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