AMPULLARY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ampullary mean? 

• AMPULLARY (adjective)
  The adjective AMPULLARY has 1 sense:

1. of or related to an ampulla

  Familiarity information: AMPULLARY used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMPULLARY (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or related to an ampulla

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

ampullar; ampullary

Domain category:

anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)

Pertainym:

ampulla (the dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the semicircular canals of the ear)

Derivation:

ampulla (a flask that has two handles; used by Romans for wines or oils)

ampulla (the dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the semicircular canals of the ear)

 Context examples 

An ampullary noninvasive papillary neoplasm of the pancreatobiliary type characterized by the presence of low grade dysplasia.

(Ampullary Noninvasive Pancreatobiliary Papillary Neoplasm with Low Grade Dysplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

An ampullary noninvasive papillary neoplasm of the pancreatobiliary type characterized by the presence of high grade dysplasia.

(Ampullary Noninvasive Pancreatobiliary Papillary Neoplasm with High Grade Dysplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called ampullary cancer.

(ampulla of Vater cancer, NCI Dictionary)