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ampulla of Vater

ampulla of Vater noun: a swelling that marks the union of the pancreatic duct and the common bile duct.

Noun

ampulla of Vater (plural ampullas of Vater or ampullae of Vater)

  1. A swelling that marks the union of the pancreatic duct and the common bile duct.

Forms of ampulla of Vater

pluralampullas of Vater
pluralampullae of Vater

Origin of ampulla of Vater

ampulla + Abraham Vater, a German anatomist who first published a description of it in 1723.

Questions about ampulla of Vater

What does ampulla of Vater mean?
Ampulla of Vater means a swelling that marks the union of the pancreatic duct and the common bile duct.
What part of speech is ampulla of Vater?
Ampulla of Vater is a noun.
What is the plural of ampulla of Vater?
The plural of ampulla of Vater is ampullas of Vater.

Words near ampulla of Vater in the dictionary

  1. ampulicid
  2. ampulicids
  3. ampuliform
  4. ampulla
  5. ampulla of Lorenzini
  6. ampulla of Vater
  7. ampullaceal
  8. ampullaceous
  9. ampullae
  10. ampullae of Lorenzini
  11. ampullae of Vater

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