sphincter of oddi

English - English

Definition of sphincter of oddi in English English dictionary

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

Turkish - English

Definition of sphincter of oddi in Turkish English dictionary

(Tıp) Müşterek safra kanalı ve Pankreas kanalları arasındaki Büzgen kas(Sfinkter)

Hyphenation

sphinc·ter of oddi

Etymology

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