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vermiculite (medicine)


vermiculite
<chemical> A group of minerals having, a micaceous structure. They are hydrous silicates, derived generally from the alteration of some kind of mica. So called because the scales, when heated, open out into wormlike forms.

Origin: L. Vermiculus, dim. Of vermis worm.

Source: Websters Dictionary


transduodenal sphincterotomy (medicine)


transduodenal sphincterotomy
<procedure> Division of Oddi's sphincter; an operation to open the lower end of the common duct to remove impacted stones or to relieve spasm or stricture of the terminal bile and pancreatic ducts.