maljunction

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noun

anomalous union of the pancreatic and biliary ducts outside the duodenal wall.

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Meanings

nounmaljunction (usually uncountable, plural maljunctions)

plural maljunctions

  1. uncountableusuallyanatomyanomalous union of the pancreatic and biliary ducts outside the duodenal wall.

Origin

From mal- + junction.

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APA

maljunction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maljunction

MLA

“maljunction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maljunction. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maljunction,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maljunction.

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