Vater ampulla fold etc. — Va·ter ampulla, fold, etc. (fahґter) [Abraham Vater, German anatomist, 1684–1751] see under fold and see ampulla hepatopancreatica and papilla duodeni major … Medical dictionary
Ampulla of Vater — A small muscle located at the junction where of the common bile duct (from the liver and pancreas) empties into the duodenum (the upper part of the small intestine). Bile from the liver and secretions from the pancreas come through the ampulla of … Medical dictionary
Vater, papilla of — A small muscle located at the junction where of the common bile duct (from the liver and pancreas) empties into the duodenum (the upper part of the small intestine). Bile from the liver and secretions from the pancreas come through the papilla of … Medical dictionary
Ampulla of Vater — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = a. hepatopancreatica GraySubject = 250 GrayPage = 1199 Caption = Biliary system | Width = 200px Caption2 = The ampulla of Vater, seen on duodenoscopy at the time of ERCP System = Precursor = MeshName =… … Wikipedia
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
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
ampulla of Vater cancer — Cancer that forms in the ampulla of Vater (an enlargement of the ducts from the liver and pancreas where they join and enter the small intestine). Symptoms include jaundice, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss. Also called ampullary … English dictionary of cancer terms
vater's ampulla — noun Usage: usually capitalized V : ampulla of vater … Useful english dictionary
ampulla — n.; pl. ampullae an enlarged or dilated ending of a tube or canal. The semicircular canals of the inner ear are expanded into ampullae at the point where they join the vestibule. The ampulla of Vater is the dilated part of the common bile duct… … The new mediacal dictionary
ampulla of vater — ˈfätə(r), ȧt Usage: usually capitalized V Etymology: translation of German Vatersche ampulle, after Abraham Vater died 1751 German anatomist : a trumpet mouthed dilatation of the duodenal wall at the opening of the fused pancreatic and common… … Useful english dictionary
