SPHINCTER OF ODDI

Meaning of SPHINCTER OF ODDI in English

-ˈädē

Usage: usually capitalized 2d O

Etymology: after Ruggero Oddi, 19th century Italian physician

: a complex sphincter closing the duodenal orifice of the common bile duct

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

SPHINCTER — noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek sphinktēr, literally, band, from sphingein to bind tight Date: 1578 an annular muscle surrounding …
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SPHINCTER — ˈsfiŋ(k)tə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek sphinktēr band, sphincter; akin to Greek sphingein to bind fast, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPHINCTER — (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a sphincter; as, a sphincter muscle.
Английский словарь Webster
SPHINCTER — (n.) A muscle which surrounds, and by its contraction tends to close, a natural opening; as, the sphincter of the …
Английский словарь Webster
SPHINCTER — ( n. ) A muscle which surrounds, and by its contraction tends to close, a natural opening; as, the sphincter …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPHINCTER — ( a. ) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a sphincter; as, a sphincter muscle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPHINCTER — — sphincteral, sphincterial /sfingk tear"ee euhl/ , sphincteric /sfingk ter"ik/ , sphincterate /sfingk"teuhr it, -teuh rayt'/ , adj. /sfingk"teuhr/ , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPHINCTER — n. ring-shaped muscle whose function is to constrict or close the body opening or passage which it surrounds
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SPHINCTER — noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek sphinktēr, literally, band, from sphingein to bind tight Date: 1578 : an annular muscle …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPHINCTER — adj of, pertaining to, or designating, a sphincter; as, a sphincter muscle. 2. sphincter ·noun a muscle which surrounds, and …
Webster English vocab
SPHINCTER — [ 'sfɪŋktə ] ■ noun Anatomy a ring of muscle surrounding and serving to guard or close an opening. Derivatives …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SPHINCTER — [sphinc.ter] n [LL, fr. Gk sphinkter, lit., band, fr. sphingein to bind tight] (1578): an annular muscle surrounding and able …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPHINCTER — sphincter BrE AmE ˈsfɪŋ k t ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ sphincter|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SPHINCTER — / ˈsfɪŋktə(r); NAmE / noun ( anatomy ) a ring of muscle that surrounds an opening in the body and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPHINCTER — sphinc ‧ ter /ˈsfɪŋktə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] medical [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPHINCTER — n. Anat. a ring of muscle surrounding and serving to guard or close an opening or tube, esp. the anus. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPHINCTER — n. Anat. a ring of muscle surrounding and serving to guard or close an opening or tube, esp. the anus. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPHINCTER — n. Anat. a ring of muscle surrounding and serving to guard or close an opening or tube, esp. the anus. …
Oxford English vocab
SPHINCTER — ( sphincters) A sphincter is a ring of muscle that surrounds an opening to the body and that can tighten …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPHINCTER — (~s) A ~ is a ring of muscle that surrounds an opening to the body and that can tighten to …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SPHINCTER — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ the anal sphincter EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ The sphincters become leaky, and the urine …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPHINCTER — [noun] [C] medical - a muscle that surrounds an opening in the body and can tighten to close itthe anal …
Cambridge English vocab
SPHINCTER — Synonyms and related words : O, annular muscle, annulus, areola, aureole, chaplet, circle, circuit, circumference, circus, closed circle, corona, coronet, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SPHINCTER — noun сфинктер
Dirty English-Russian vocab
SPHINCTER — a muscle that controls the opening of a duct or orifice (e.g., anal sphincter).
AIDS English Glossary
SPHINCTER — сущ.; анат. сфинктер (анатомия) сфинктер, запирательная мышца, сжиматель sphincter анат. сфинктер
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPHINCTER — Сжиматель
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SPHINCTER — n анат. сфинктер, запирательная мышца, сжиматель
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SPHINCTER — сфинктер
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SPHINCTER — (n) запирательная мышца; сжиматель; сфинктер
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SPHINCTER — сущ.; анат. сфинктер (анатомия) сфинктер, запирательная мышца, сжиматель sphincter анат. сфинктер
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ODD — I. ˈäd adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English odde, from Old Norse oddi point of land, triangle, odd …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BILIARY DYSKINESIA — noun : pain or discomfort in the epigastric region resulting from spasm especially of the sphincter of Oddi following cholecystectomy
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ODD — — oddly , adv. — oddness , n. /od/ , adj., odder, oddest , n. adj. 1. differing in nature …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ODD — adjective Etymology: Middle English odde, from Old Norse oddi point of land, triangle, odd number; akin to Old English ord …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ODD — [odd] adj [ME odde, fr. ON oddi point of land, triangle, odd number; akin to OE ord point of a …
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ODD — odd S1 W3 AC /ɒd $ ɑːd/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative odder , superlative oddest ) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ODD — adj. & n. --adj. 1 extraordinary, strange, queer, remarkable, eccentric. 2 casual, occasional, unconnected (odd jobs; odd moments). 3 not …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ODD — adj. & n. adj. 1 extraordinary, strange, queer, remarkable, eccentric. 2 casual, occasional, unconnected (odd jobs; odd moments). 3 not …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ODD — adj. & n. --adj. 1. extraordinary, strange, queer, remarkable, eccentric. 2 casual, occasional, unconnected (odd jobs; odd moments). 3 not …
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