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ampulla::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | flask |
| Derivation | ampullar, ampullary |
ampulla::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | body part |
| Derivation | ampullar, ampullary |
Examples of ampulla
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The ampulla communicates to the brain information about the head's horizontal rotation.
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The capacitated spermatozoon and the oocyte meet and interact in the ampulla of the fallopian tube.
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The ampulla was used to contain the anointing oil.
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The common bile duct and the pancreatic duct enter the second part of the duodenum together at the ampulla of Vater.
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Other biliary tract cancers include pancreatic cancer, gallbladder cancer, and cancer of the ampulla of Vater.
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Hair cells in the duct's auditory ampulla pick up endolymph disturbances caused by movement, which register as rotatory head movement.
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Gallstones within the ampulla of Vater can obstruct the exocrine system of the pancreas, which in turn can result in pancreatitis.
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Fertilization by a spermatozoon, when it occurs, usually takes place in the ampulla, the widest section of the fallopian tubes.
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These calculi are formed in the gallbladder but may distally pass into other parts of the biliary tract such as the cystic duct, common bile duct, pancreatic duct, or the ampulla of Vater.
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- The dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the semicircular canals of the ear
- A flask that has two handles; used by Romans for wines or oils
- (ampullary) ampullar: of or related to an ampulla
- Ampulla is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.
- (Ampullae) In beetle (Coleoplera) larvae, the paired ventral proleglike protuberances on abdominal segments of some species.
- (ampullae) The juglike swellings at the base of the semicircular canals that contain the hair cells and cupulae (see also cupulae).
- A sac-like enlargement of a canal or duct.
- Latin = a two-handed flask, a local dilatation of a tube.
- Upper region of the mammalian oviduct, near the ovary. Fertilization typically takes place in this region.
