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Meaning of sphincter of Oddi | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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.

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

sphincteralgia sphincteroplasty sphincterotome sphincterotomy Sphincters sphinctozoan

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