Ampulla

An ampulla was, in Ancient Rome, a "small nearly globular flask or bottle, with two handles" (OED). The word is used of these in archaeology, and of later, often handle-less flasks for holy water or holy oil in the Middle Ages, often bought as souvenirs of pilgrimages.
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The ampulla of Vater, also known as the hepatopancreatic ampulla, is formed by the union of the pancreatic duct and the common bile duct. The ampulla is specifically located at the major duodenal papilla.
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Online Medical Dictionary and glossary with medical definitions ... The ampulla of Vater is the enlargement of the ducts from the liver and pancreas ...
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Table of Contents-Ampulla. Primary references ... Ampulla traverses duodenal wall, opens into the duodenal lumen through (major) ...
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Table of Contents-Ampulla. Primary references ... Ampulla means flask like dilatation (spreading or stretching) of a tubular structure. May refer to Ampulla of ...
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The biopsy of the specimen disclosed an adenocarcinoma of the ampulla of Vater. ... In multiple cancers including ampulla Vater carcinoma, gastrointestinal cancers ...
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Ampulla of Vater Not to be confused with the Duodenal cap also known as the Duodenal Ampulla, the first ... The ampulla is specifically located at the major ...
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ampulla n. , pl. -pullae . A nearly round bottle with two handles used by the ancient Romans for wine, oil, or perfume ... Function of a ampulla of a sea star? ...
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Information about ampulla in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... ampulla - the dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the semicircular ...
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What is ampulla? Meaning of ampulla medical term. What does ampulla mean? ... ampulla /am·pul·la/ (am-pul'ah) pl. ... ampulla chy'li cisterna chyli. ...
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AMPULLA (either a diminutive of amphora, or from Lat. ... The most celebrated ampulla in history was that known as la sainte ampoule, in ...
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The small mound of tissue is called the Ampulla of Vater. ... is stimulated and squeezes bile into the intestine through the Ampulla. ...
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INTRODUCTION Benign neoplasms of the ampulla of Vater are rare, representing ... Ampulla of Vater carcinoma. Periampullary tumor. Ampullectomy ...
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ampulla ... Ampulla - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ... ampulla /am·pul·la/ (am-pul'ah) pl. ...
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Definition of ampulla from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games.
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Carcinoma of the Ampulla of Vater. Daniel M Chernoff, MD, PhD. Madeleine D Kraus, MD ... An outside clinic's ERCP did show a mass at the ampulla of Vater. Diagnosis ...
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Ampulla information including symptoms, causes, diseases, symptoms, treatments, and other ... Ampulla: the dilated portion of a canal or duct especially ...
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LEFT: The ampulla is located in the 12:00 o'clock position. RIGHT: The ampulla with its open orifice can be seen at center bottom. ...
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Information on inflammation of the pancreas, called pancreatitis. ... WebMD Home Digestive Disorders Health Center. Email a Friend. Print Article ...
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