| Oddi | Ruggero, Italian physician; 1864-1913. See: Oddi's sphincter. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| oddi's sphincter | An annular sheath of muscle that invests the bile duct within the wall of the duodenum. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Oddi, Ruggero | <person> Oddi's Sphincter - sphincteric fibres around the termination of the common bile duct. These had already been described in 1681 by Glisson. Lived: 1845-1906. (05 Dec 1998) |
| odditis | Inflammation of the junction of the duodenum and common bile duct at the sphincter of Oddi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphincter of Oddi dysfunction | Structural or functional abnormality of the sphincter of Oddi that interferes with bile drainage. Synonym: biliary dyskinesia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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