ampulla of Vater

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Etymology

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

Noun

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ampulla of Vater (plural ampullas of Vater or ampullae of Vater)

  1. (anatomy) A swelling that marks the union of the pancreatic duct and the common bile duct.

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