Pronunciation?

[passion4film 44]

Hey all!

How do you and your doctors pronounce 'duodenal'? My surgeon says 'doo-uh-DEE-null," so that's what I say, but I hear a ton of people at my other appointments say 'doo-wODD-null.' Just wondering what the majority is! :-)

Edited June 9, 2017 by passion4film

[James Marusek 5,244]

Dictionary gives four possible pronunciations:

doo-uh-deen-l, dyoo-uh-deen-l, doo-od-n-uh l, dyoo-od-n-uh l

[Navigating the Wilderness 824]

I go in and call it duo-dizl. Just for fun.

Edited June 9, 2017 by Navigating the Wilderness

[XYZXYZXYZ1955 675]

A website I use constantly is OneLook.com, which searches multiple dictionaries for words. When you search for a word, it pops up one definition on the right side of the page, along with a symbol you can press to hear the pronunciation.

[Joann454 1,329]

I go in and call it duo-dizl. Just for fun. [emoji4]

Ha! That's cute.
I call it doo ah dermal. Yeah, I know there's no "r".
I had never heard of it until I joined here.

[Postop 405]

@passion4filmEither is good. DS is easiest.

[Twonky 10]

At my doctor's office some say it it each way that you listed. It confuses me so I just say DS.