NCIt related terms : Ampulla; biliaropancreatic ampulla; ampulla biliaropancreatica; papilla Vateri; ampulla of bile duct;
NCIt definition : The junction of the common bile and main pancreatic ducts, which protrudes into the
medial aspect of the descending duodenum at the major duodenal papilla. The flow of
bile and pancreatic juices into the duodenum through the Ampulla of Vater is controlled
by the sphincter of Oddi.;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: An enlargement of the ducts from the liver and pancreas at the point where
they enter the small intestine.; CDISC: The junction of the common bile and main pancreatic ducts, which protrudes
into the medial aspect of the descending duodenum at the major duodenal papilla.; UBERON: A dilation of the duodenal papilla that is the opening of the juncture of
the common bile duct and the main pancreatic duct.;