English Explanatory Dictionary

ampulla of Vater

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A swelling that marks the union of the pancreatic duct and the common bile duct.

Word forms

ampulla of Vater ampullas of Vater ampullae of Vater

Etymology

ampulla + Abraham Vater, a German anatomist who first published a description of it in 1723.

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