Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ampulla of vater

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: am-pul-la of -vater
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A swelling that marks the union of the pancreatic duct and the common bile duct.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

ampullas of Vater (plural) ampullae of Vater (plural)

Questions

What does ampulla of vater mean?: A swelling that marks the union of the pancreatic duct and the common bile duct.
Where does ampulla of vater come from?: ampulla + Abraham Vater, a German anatomist who first published a description of it in 1723.

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