See Also: Oddi(medicine)
Oddi(dictionary)
Oddi, Ruggero(medicine)
oddi's sphincter(medicine)
Sphincter of Oddi(health)
sphincter of Oddi dysfunction(medicine)

demandant (iou) and Oddi (iou)


demandant (iou)



demandant noun. L15.
[Anglo-Norman, use as noun of pres. pple of Old & mod. French demander: see DEMAND verb, -ANT1.]
Law. A plaintiff, esp. in a real action. L15.
A person who makes a demand or claim. L16.
A person who questions or interrogates. M17.

Oddi (iou)



Oddi noun. E20.
[Ruggero Oddi (1864-1913), Italian physician.]
Anatomy. Oddi's sphincter, sphincter of Oddi, the sphincter which controls the flow of fluids into the duodenum through the united biliary and pancreatic duct.