sphincter of Oddi
English
editEtymology
editAfter Ruggero Oddi (1864-1913), Italian physiologist and anatomist.
Noun
editsphincter of Oddi (plural sphincters of Oddi)
- (anatomy) 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.