English Explanatory Dictionary

sphincter of Oddi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A muscular valve that controls the flow of digestive juices (bile and pancreatic juice) through the ampulla of Vater into the second part of the duodenum.

Word forms

sphincter of Oddi sphincters of Oddi

Etymology

After Ruggero Oddi (1864-1913), Italian physiologist and anatomist.

Derived words

sphincter of Oddi dysfunction sphincter of Oddi dyskinesia
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