ampulla of Vater
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
ampulla + Abraham Vater, a German anatomist who first published a description of it in 1723.
Noun[edit]
ampulla of Vater (plural ampullas of Vater or ampullae of Vater)
- (anatomy) A swelling that marks the union of the pancreatic duct and the common bile duct.
Translations[edit]
swelling marking the union of the pancreatic duct and the common bile duct
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