Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Resembling an ampulla; globular. Also
ampullar .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to an
ampulla - adjective anatomy, pathology Relating to the
ampulla of Vater
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- adjective of or related to an ampulla
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Examples
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Sister Ann Ganley, a longtime educator who brought calm efficiency and graciousness to her job as special assistant to Archbishop Harry Flynn, died of ampullary cancer Monday at her home in St. Paul.
Archbishop's Aide Dies; Visitation For Friends To Be At St Joan Of Arc! 2006
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As described (page 44), fertilization of the ovum occurs in the lateral or ampullary end of the uterine tube and is immediately followed by segmentation.
I. Embryology. 11. Development of the Fetal Membranes and Placenta 1918
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The study involved 410 men and women with locally advanced or metastatic biliary tract cancer -- either gallbladder cancer, ampullary cancer (in a part of the intestine into which the pancreatic and bile ducts flow) or cholangiocarcinoma
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The study involved 410 men and women with locally advanced or metastatic biliary tract cancer -- either gallbladder cancer, ampullary cancer (in a part of the intestine into which the pancreatic and bile ducts flow) or cholangiocarcinoma
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Nothing is known regarding the fertilization of the human ovum, but the various stages of the process have been studied in other mammals, and from the knowledge so obtained it is believed that fertilization of the human ovum takes place in the lateral or ampullary part of the uterine tube, and the ovum is then conveyed along the tube to the cavity of the uterusa journey probably occupying seven or eight days and during which the ovum loses its corona radiata and zona striata and undergoes segmentation.
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Carrying the banner of 'Tapat sa Mahirap, Samahang Tunay,' the former president Elections (Comelec) officials warned aspirants who have posted billboards, tarpaulins or have made infomercials promoting themselves as candidates that they may be disqualified Philippines - Former president Joseph Estrada should brace himself for legal protests if he would file his candidacy for president, a Commission on star Rudy Fernandez died yesterday at his home at White Plains in Quezon City after two years of bout with peri-ampullary cancer.
WN.com - Articles related to Supreme Court extends early campaigning 2009
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Methods We randomly assigned 410 patients with locally advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma, gallbladder cancer, or ampullary cancer to receive either cisplatin (25 mg per square meter of body-surface area) followed by gemcitabine (1000 mg per square meter on days 1 and 8, every 3 weeks for eight cycles) or gemcitabine alone (1000 mg per square meter on days 1, 8, and 15, every
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Methods We randomly assigned 410 patients with locally advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma, gallbladder cancer, or ampullary cancer to receive either cisplatin (25 mg per square meter of body-surface area) followed by gemcitabine (1000 mg per square meter on days 1 and 8, every 3 weeks for eight cycles) or gemcitabine alone (1000 mg per square meter on days 1, 8, and 15, every
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Methods We randomly assigned 410 patients with locally advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma, gallbladder cancer, or ampullary cancer to receive either cisplatin (25 mg per square meter of body-surface area) followed by gemcitabine (1000 mg per square meter on days 1 and 8, every 3 weeks for eight cycles) or gemcitabine alone (1000 mg per square meter on days 1, 8, and 15, every
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Methods We randomly assigned 410 patients with locally advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma, gallbladder cancer, or ampullary cancer to receive either cisplatin (25 mg per square meter of body-surface area) followed by gemcitabine (1000 mg per square meter on days 1 and 8, every 3 weeks for eight cycles) or gemcitabine alone (1000 mg per square meter on days 1, 8, and 15, every
bilby commented on the word ampullary
"Nothing is known regarding the fertilization of the human ovum, but the various stages of the process have been studied in other mammals, and from the knowledge so obtained it is believed that fertilization of the human ovum takes place in the lateral or ampullary part of the uterine tube, and the ovum is then conveyed along the tube to the cavity of the uterus—a journey probably occupying seven or eight days and during which the ovum loses its corona radiata and zona striata and undergoes segmentation."
- Henry Gray, 'Anatomy of the Human Body', 1918.
September 20, 2009