hepatopancreatic ampulla
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ampulla
[am-pul´ah] (pl. ampul´lae) (L.)a flasklike dilatation of a tubular structure, especially of the expanded ends of the semicircular canals of the ear.
ampulla chy´li cisterna chyli.
ampulla duc´tus deferen´tis (Henle's ampulla) the enlarged and tortuous distal end of the ductus deferens.
hepatopancreatic ampulla ampulla of Vater; a flasklike cavity in the major duodenal papilla into which the common bile duct and pancreatic duct open.
Hepatopancreatic ampulla, receiving the common bile and pancreatic ducts and entering the duodenum at the major duodenal papilla. From Dorland's, 2000.
Lieberkühn's ampulla the blind termination of the lacteals in the villi of the intestines.
ampul´lae membrana´ceae membranous ampullae: the dilatations at one end of each of the three semicircular ducts.
ampul´lae os´seae the dilatations at one of the ends of the semicircular canals.
phrenic ampulla the dilatation at the lower end of the esophagus.
ampulla of rectum the dilated portion of the rectum just proximal to the anal canal.
ampulla of Thoma one of the small terminal expansions of an interlobar artery in the pulp of the spleen.
ampulla of uterine tube the longest and widest portion of the fallopian (uterine) tube between the infundibulum and the isthmus of the tube.
ampulla of Vater hepatopancreatic ampulla; the term “ampulla of Vater” is often mistakenly used instead of “papilla of Vater,” or major duodenal papilla.
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he·pa·to·pan·cre·at·ic am·pul·la
[TA]the dilation within the major duodenal papilla that normally receives both the (common) bile duct and the main pancreatic duct.
Synonym(s): ampulla hepatopancreatica [TA], ampulla biliaropancreatica ☆ , biliaropancreatic ampulla ☆ , ampulla of Vater, duodenal ampulla (2)
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ampulla of Vater
A small dilatation in the main duodenal papilla which corresponds to the joining of the common bile duct and major pancreatic duct; the AoV appears as a bump in the duodenum by endoscopy, is the point of secretion of bile and pancreatic juices, and is the target for injecting contrast when performing ERCP.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
he·pa·to·pan·cre·at·ic am·pul·la
(hep'ă-tō-pan'krē-at'ik am-pul'lă) [TA]The dilation within the major duodenal papilla that normally receives both the common bile duct and the main pancreatic duct.
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Vater,
Abraham, German anatomist and botanist, 1684-1751.duct of Vater - Synonym(s): Bochdalek duct
Vater ampulla - the dilation within the major duodenal papilla that normally receives both the common bile duct and the main pancreatic duct. Synonym(s): hepatopancreatic ampulla
Vater corpuscles - small oval bodies in the skin of the fingers, in the mesentery, tendons, and elsewhere sensitive to pressure. Synonym(s): lamellated corpuscles; pacinian corpuscles; Vater-Pacini corpuscles
Vater fold - a fold of mucous membrane in the duodenum just above the greater duodenal papilla.
Vater tubercle - duodenal papilla. Synonym(s): papilla of Santorini
Vater-Pacini corpuscles - Synonym(s): Vater corpuscles
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