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postampullary

postampullary adjective: after an ampulla, as for example (usually, more specifically) downstream of the ampulla of Vater in the lumen of the duodenum; structures and events that are postampullary thus exist in the midgut rather than in the foregut.

Adjective

postampullary (not comparable)

  1. After an ampulla, as for example (usually, more specifically) downstream of the ampulla of Vater in the lumen of the duodenum; structures and events that are postampullary thus exist in the midgut rather than in the foregut.
    • Patients were grouped into a preampullary or postampullary group according to the obstruction in relation to the ampulla of Vater.2010, Li-Yi Tsai, Wu-Shiun Hsieh, Chien-Yi Chen, Hung-Chieh Chou, Po-Nien Tsao, Wen-Ming Hsu, “Distinct clinical characteristics of patients with congenital duodenal obstruction in a medical center...

Antonyms of postampullary

Origin of postampullary

From post- + ampulla + -ary.

Questions about postampullary

What does postampullary mean?
Postampullary means after an ampulla, as for example (usually, more specifically) downstream of the ampulla of Vater in the lumen of the duodenum; structures and events that are postampullary thus exist in the midgut rather than in the foregut.
What part of speech is postampullary?
Postampullary is an adjective.

Words near postampullary in the dictionary

  1. postamble
  2. postambles
  3. postament
  4. postaments
  5. postamplification
  6. postampullary
  7. postamputation
  8. postanaesthesia
  9. postanaesthetic
  10. postanal
  11. postanalysis

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