- valve of Varolius
- ileocecal v.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
valve of Varolius
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Varolius valve — Va·ro·li·us valve (və roґle əs) [Costanzo Varolius (Varoli, Varolio), Italian anatomist, 1543–1575] ileocecal valve; see under valve … Medical dictionary
valve — 1. A fold of the lining membrane of a canal or other hollow organ serving to retard or prevent a reflux of fluid. 2. Any formation or reduplication of tissue, or flaplike structure … Medical dictionary
Varolius, Varolio — Constantius (Costanzio), Italian anatomist and physician, 1543–1575. See ileal sphincter, valve of V., pons varolii … Medical dictionary
papilla — Any small, nipplelike process. SYN: teat (3). [L. a nipple, dim. of papula, a pimple] acoustic p. SYN: spiral organ. basilar p. the auditory sense organ of birds, amphibians, and reptiles; homologous to the … Medical dictionary
Costanzo Varolio — Illustration from De Nervis Opticis by Varolius Costanzo Varolio, Latinized as Constantius Varolius, (born Bologna, 1543 died Rome, 1575) was an Italian anatomist and a papal physician to Gregory XIII.[1] He was a pupil to the anatomist Giulio… … Wikipedia
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
