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Pancreatic duct — of Wirsung redirects here. For the pancreatic duct of Santorini, also known as the accessory pancreatic duct, see Accessory pancreatic duct. Pancreatic duct The pancreatic duct … Wikipedia
pancreatic duct — noun a duct connecting the pancreas with the intestine • Hypernyms: ↑duct, ↑epithelial duct, ↑canal, ↑channel • Part Holonyms: ↑pancreas • Part Meronyms: ↑musculus sphincte … Useful english dictionary
pancreatic duct — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms pancreatic duct : singular pancreatic duct plural pancreatic ducts medical a tube in your body that carries liquid from your pancreas through your bile duct into your small intestine … English dictionary
pancreatic duct — Part of a system of ducts in the pancreas. Pancreatic juices containing enzymes are released into these ducts and flow into the small intestine … English dictionary of cancer terms
pancreatic duct — noun Date: 1784 a duct leading from the pancreas and opening into the duodenum … New Collegiate Dictionary
Accessory pancreatic duct — Pancreatic duct of Santorini redirects here. For the pancreatic duct of Wirsung, also known as the main pancreatic duct, see Pancreatic duct. Accessory pancreatic duct The pancreatic duct. Latin ductus pancreaticu … Wikipedia
accessory pancreatic duct — n a duct of the pancreas that branches from the chief pancreatic duct and opens into the duodenum above it called also duct of Santorini * * * accessory duct of Santorini ductus pancreaticus accessorius … Medical dictionary
duct of Santorini — duct of San·to·ri·ni .sant ə rē nē, .sänt n ACCESSORY PANCREATIC DUCT Santorini Giovanni Domenico (1681 1737) Italian anatomist. A professor of anatomy and medicine at Venice, Santorini published major works on anatomy in 1705 and 1724. In the… … Medical dictionary
duct of Wirsung — duct of Wir·sung vir (.)zu̇ŋ, zəŋ n PANCREATIC DUCT (a) Wirsung Johann Georg (1600 1643) German anatomist. A professor of anatomy at Padua, Italy, Wirsung discovered and drew an illustration of the excretory duct of the pancreas in 1642. The… … Medical dictionary
accessory pancreatic duct — noun : duct of santorini … Useful english dictionary
