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preampullary

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

Adjective

preampullary (not comparable)

  1. Before an ampulla, as for example (usually, more specifically) upstream of the ampulla of Vater in the lumen of the duodenum; structures and events that are preampullary thus exist in the foregut rather than in the midgut.
    • 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 preampullary

Origin of preampullary

From pre- + ampulla + -ary.

Questions about preampullary

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

Words near preampullary in the dictionary

  1. preamplifiers
  2. preamplifies
  3. preamplify
  4. preamplifying
  5. preamps
  6. preampullary
  7. preamputation
  8. preamylase
  9. preamylases
  10. preamyloid
  11. preanaesthetic

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