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sphincter of Oddi

sphincter of Oddi noun: a muscular valve that controls the flow of digestive juices (bile and pancreatic juice) through the ampulla of Vater into the second part of the duodenum.

Noun

sphincter of Oddi (plural sphincters of Oddi)

  1. A muscular valve that controls the flow of digestive juices (bile and pancreatic juice) through the ampulla of Vater into the second part of the duodenum.

Forms of sphincter of Oddi

pluralsphincters of Oddi

Origin of sphincter of Oddi

After Ruggero Oddi (1864-1913), Italian physiologist and anatomist.

Words formed from sphincter of Oddi

  • sphincter of Oddi dysfunction
  • sphincter of Oddi dyskinesia

Questions about sphincter of Oddi

What does sphincter of Oddi mean?
Sphincter of Oddi means a muscular valve that controls the flow of digestive juices (bile and pancreatic juice) through the ampulla of Vater into the second part of the duodenum.
What part of speech is sphincter of Oddi?
Sphincter of Oddi is a noun.
What is the plural of sphincter of Oddi?
The plural of sphincter of Oddi is sphincters of Oddi.

Words near sphincter of Oddi in the dictionary

  1. sphexides
  2. sphexish
  3. sphexishness
  4. sphincter
  5. sphincter boy
  6. sphincter of Oddi
  7. sphincteral
  8. sphincteralgia
  9. sphincterate
  10. sphincterectomy
  11. sphincterial

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