Wharton duct
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Wharton duct jelly (gelatin) — Whar·ton duct, jelly (gelatin) (hworґtən) [Thomas Wharton, English physician and anatomist, 1614–1673] see ductus submandibularis, and see under jelly … Medical dictionary
duct of Bartholin — duct of Bar·tho·lin bärt əl ən, bär thə lən, bär tu̇l in n a relatively large duct draining the sublingual gland and opening into Wharton s duct or near it C. T. Bartholin see BARTHOLIN S GLAND … Medical dictionary
Wharton's duct — Whar·ton s duct (h)wȯrt ənz n the duct of the submandibular gland that opens into the mouth on a papilla at the side of the frenulum of the tongue Wharton Thomas (1614 1673) British anatomist. Wharton was a physician attached to St. Thomas s… … Medical dictionary
duct of wharton — Usage: usually capitalized W Etymology: after Thomas Wharton died 1673 English anatomist : wharton s duct … Useful english dictionary
duct — A tubular structure giving exit to the secretion of a gland or organ, capable of conducting fluid. SEE ALSO: canal. SYN: ductus [TA]. [L. duco, pp. ductus, to lead] aberrant ducts SYN: aberrant ductules, under ductule … Medical dictionary
Wharton's duct — the secretory duct of the submandibular salivary gland.[Wharton (1614–73), English physician] … The new mediacal dictionary
wharton's duct — ˈ(h)wȯ](r)tənz noun Usage: usually capitalized W Etymology: after Thomas Wharton died 1673 English physician and anatomist : the duct of the submaxillary gland that opens into the mouth on a papilla at the side of the frenum of the tongue … Useful english dictionary
Wharton — Thomas, English anatomist and physician, 1614–1673. See W. duct, W. jelly … Medical dictionary
Submandibular duct — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = ductus submaxillaris GraySubject = 241 GrayPage = 1135 Caption = Dissection, showing salivary glands of right side. (Labeled as submaxillary duct , but is identified as submandibular duct in newer sources.) … Wikipedia
Thomas Wharton (disambiguation) — Thomas Wharton or Warton may refer to:*Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton (1495 1568), English nobleman *Thomas Wharton, 2nd Baron Wharton (1520 1572), English nobleman *Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton (1648 1715), English nobleman and… … Wikipedia
