See Also: sphincter of common bile duct(medicine)
sphincter muscle of common bile duct(medicine)
Common bile duct(health)
common bile duct(medicine)
Common bile duct obstruction(health)
common bile duct calculi(medicine)
common bile duct diseases(medicine)
common bile duct neoplasms(medicine)
Bile duct(medicine)
Bile duct cancer(health)

metempsychosis (medicine) and sphincter of common bile duct (medicine)


metempsychosis (medicine)


metempsychosis


The passage of the soul, as an immortal essence, at the death of the animal body it had inhabited, into another living body, whether of a brute or a human being; transmigration of souls.

Origin: NL, fr. Gr.; beyond, over + to animate; in + soul. See Psychology.

Source: Websters Dictionary


sphincter of common bile duct (medicine)


sphincter of common bile duct
Smooth muscle sphincter of the common bile duct immediately proximal to the hepatopancreatic ampulla; it is this sphincter that controls the flow of bile in the duodenum.

Synonym: musculus sphincter ductus choledochi, Boyden's sphincter, choledochal sphincter, sphincter muscle of common bile duct.