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sphincters of Oddi

sphincters of Oddi is the plural of sphincter of Oddi.

Meaning of sphincter of Oddi

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.

Questions about sphincters of Oddi

What is sphincters of Oddi the plural of?
Sphincters of Oddi is the plural of sphincter of Oddi.

Words near sphincters of Oddi in the dictionary

  1. sphincterotome
  2. sphincterotomes
  3. sphincterotomies
  4. sphincterotomy
  5. sphincters
  6. sphincters of Oddi
  7. sphinctozoan
  8. sphindid
  9. sphindids
  10. sphingadiene
  11. sphingadienes

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