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ampullary

/æmˈpʊləɹi/

ampullary adjective: relating to the ampulla of Vater.

Adjective

ampullary (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the ampulla of Vater.
  2. Relating to the rectal ampulla.
  3. Relating to the ampulla chyli.
  4. Relating to the ampullae osseae.

Origin of ampullary

From ampulla + -ary.

Words formed from ampullary

Questions about ampullary

What does ampullary mean?
Ampullary means relating to the ampulla of Vater.
What part of speech is ampullary?
Ampullary is an adjective.
How do you pronounce ampullary?
Ampullary is pronounced /æmˈpʊləɹi/.

Words near ampullary in the dictionary

  1. ampullar abortions
  2. ampullarid
  3. ampullarids
  4. ampullariid
  5. ampullariids
  6. ampullary
  7. ampullas
  8. ampullas of Vater
  9. ampullate
  10. ampullated
  11. ampullates

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ampullary (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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