- biliaropancreatic ampulla
- ampulla hepatopancreatica.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
biliaropancreatic ampulla
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ampulla — A saccular dilation of a canal or duct. [L. a two handled bottle] biliaropancreatic a. hepatopancreatic a.. a. biliaropancreatica hepatopancreatic a.. bony ampullae of semicircular canals [TA] a circumscribed dilation of one extremity of each of… … Medical dictionary
hepatopancreatic ampulla — ampulla hepatopancreatica [TA] the dilatation formed by junction of the common bile duct and pancreatic duct just before they open together into the lumen of the duodenum; called also biliaropancreatic a., ampulla biliaropancreatica [TA… … Medical dictionary
sphincter — A muscle that encircles a duct, tube, or orifice in such a way that its contraction constricts the lumen or orifice. SYN: musculus s. [TA], s. muscle [TA]. [G. sphinkter, a band or lace] s. of ampulla s. of hepatopancreatic ampulla. anatomic s.… … Medical dictionary
