postampullary

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adjective

After an ampulla, as for example (usually, more specifically) downstream of the ampulla of Vater in the lumen of the duodenum; structures and events that are postampullary thus exist in the midgut rather than in the foregut.

Opposite
preampullary
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Meanings

adjectivepostampullary (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyAfter an ampulla, as for example (usually, more specifically) downstream of the ampulla of Vater in the lumen of the duodenum; structures and events that are postampullary thus exist in the midgut rather than in the foregut.

    Patients were grouped into a preampullary or postampullary group according to the obstruction in relation to the ampulla of Vater.

    2010, Li-Yi Tsai, Wu-Shiun Hsieh, Chien-Yi Chen, Hung-Chieh Chou, Po-Nien Tsao, Wen-Ming Hsu, “Distinct clinical characteristics of patients with congenital duodenal obstruction in a medical center in Taiwan”, in Pediatrics and Neonatology, volume 51, number 6, →DOI, →PMID, page 343−346

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
preampullary

Origin

From post- + ampulla + -ary.

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APA

postampullary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postampullary

MLA

“postampullary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postampullary. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postampullary,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postampullary.

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