What's the difference between ampulla and ampullary?
Ampulla
Definition:
(n.) A narrow-necked vessel having two handles and bellying out like a jug.
(n.) A cruet for the wine and water at Mass.
(n.) The vase in which the holy oil for chrism, unction, or coronation is kept.
(n.) Any membranous bag shaped like a leathern bottle, as the dilated end of a vessel or duct; especially the dilations of the semicircular canals of the ear.
Example Sentences:
(1) Fewer one-cell embryos co-cultured with dissected ampullae for less than 24 h developed to blastocysts than those co-cultured for more than 28 h (P < 0.001).
(2) All tumors were adenocarcinomas: 35 patients had adenocarcinoma involving the head of the pancreas, nine, the Vater ampulla, seven, the distal common bile duct, and two, the duodenum.
(3) Forty-two patients (age range: 70 to 86 years) underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy between 1970 and 1990 for carcinomas of the pancreas (23), ampulla (8), common bile duct (5), duodenum (5), or islet cells (1).
(4) A 60 year old female with a carcinoid tumour of the ampulla of Vater is presented.
(5) In the Plotosus electroreceptor, strong brief excitatory pulses to the ampulla induced bi-phasic postsynaptic potential (PSP), externally recorded in the afferent nerves, a fast PSP during the pulse and a later slow PSP.
(6) Surgery of the perforated caecum and ampulla recti was carried out during the first 24 hours, and that of the sigmoid flexure on the seventh day.
(7) Ova were consistently recovered from the ampulla 24 hours after ovulation, from both the ampulla and isthmus at 48 hours, and from the uterus 72 hours after ovulation.
(8) Out of 36 consecutive patients who underwent a pancreatoduodenectomy for carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater, eight patients (long-term survivors) survived more than 5 years after surgery, while eight other patients (short-term survivors) survived less than 12 months after intervention.
(9) A biopsy was taken from the mucosa of the intramural part, isthmus, and ampulla in each tube.
(10) Cannulation of the ampulla of Vater via a fiberoptic duodenoscope to obtain radiographic visualisation of biliary and pancreatic ductal systems is a new technique to many hospitals.
(11) Microsurgical anastomosis restored electrical continuity between anastomosed segments in both the ampulla and isthmus.
(12) Coitus induced ovulation produced a characteristic oviductal motility pattern consisting of (i) initial relaxation of both isthmus and ampulla (4-12 h) followed by (ii) increased isthmic motility in the face of a continually relaxed ampulla (36-48 h), and finally phase (iii) leading to restitution of both ampullary and isthmic motility to the base-line at 72-96 h. Estimation of ova positions indicated the presence of fertilized eggs in the ampulla and ampullo-isthmic junction at 48 h and the ova could come to the end of the isthmic segment only at 72 h or after.
(13) Other findings included: small seminal vesicles in 1.6% of examinations (Brahman breed highest with 8.6%, P less than .001), enlarged ampullae, 1.9%, 'soft' testicles, 3.4% and small testicles, 7.5%.
(14) TEA injection into the ampulla produced an increase in the spike frequency reaction and speeding of adaptation.
(15) The concentration of free receptors in the isthmus, isthmus-ampulla and ampulla obtained in the proliferative phase was not significantly different from that of the secretory phase.
(16) A national survey was conducted to assess modalities and results of therapy for aneurysm of Galen's ampulla.
(17) Among others, a modified suture technique for correcting the combined laceration of Perineum-Ampulla recti-areal (third degree perineal laceration) and a modification of the method for correcting pneumovagina are described.
(18) Each ductus deferens specimen was divided into 3 segments: segment A or initial segment (the most proximal to the testis) showing a smooth outer surface and, on section, a uniform lumen and absence of mucosal invaginations; segment B (1.5-4 cm) showing a smooth outer surface and, on section, small cavities in the mucosa; and segment C or ampulla (3-4 cm), which was easily recognisable because of the cerebriform pattern on its outer surface.
(19) Except for two cows, one at 46 h and one at 70 h, all cows with more than 50% acrosome-reacted sperm in the ampulla had ovulated before slaughter.
(20) Single-shock and repetitive electrical stimulations were applied by means of stimulating electrodes inserted bilaterally into the perilymphatic space of single ampullae of the anterior and lateral semicircular canals.
Ampullary
Definition:
(a.) Resembling an ampulla.
Example Sentences:
(1) In this paper we report the case of a renal cell carcinoma (RCC) metastatic to the ampullary region.
(2) This proved that all four fistulas were acquired and that they were probably caused by the catgut ligatures used for ampullary ligation.
(3) Cleavage to the compacted and cavitating stages was achieved in 78% and 69%, respectively, of human embryos cocultured in 24-48 hour human ampullary subcultures as compared to 50% and 33%, respectively, for embryos grown in culture medium alone.
(4) We analyzed the number and aspect of nucleolar organizer regions in 11 specimens from ampullary carcinoma, by means of silver colloidal staining.
(5) Sphincteroplasty was achieved with the aid of an original probe, and average length of the incision of the ampullary area was 28 mm.
(6) Lesions of the infundibulum and ampullary segment have been detected in patients with apparently normal tubes on the hysterosalpingogram and at laparoscopy.
(7) The decrease of the postrotatory reactions is not due to a lesion of the ampullary nerves of the horizontal semicircular canals and it may be explained by the existence of functional connections between the VAC and the horizontal canal.
(8) approximately normal, density of ampullary organs with a normal morphology.
(9) After transfer on Day 1 of pregnancy, microspheres and eggs crossed the ampullary-isthmic junction (AIJ) 18 h after ovulation.
(10) In conclusion, the ampullary diameter and the fimbrial ciliated cells percentage are prognostic factors of distal tubal microsurgery.
(11) Results indicate that the presence of K ions in the bathing fluids is essential for maintaining the receptor function in crista ampullaris, although very low concentrations of this ion in the perilymph are sufficient to preserve the receptor responsiveness to mechanical stimuli.
(12) The overall accuracy of ES in the assessment of tumor classification in pancreatic and ampullary carcinoma was 92% and 88%, respectively.
(13) Separate extracellular injections were made of the anterior branch, the posterior branch, the ampullary nerve of each of the three semicircular canals, and the branch to the saccule.
(14) Special efforts should be made to identify ductal anomalies, duodenal cysts, ectopic pancreatic tissue, and small ampullary tumours of exocrine and endocrine origin in order to define the aetiology of pancreatitis.
(15) Technical hazard and unsuitability in malignant ampullary tumors have unfortunately led to a disregard for this operation that is unwarranted.
(16) The isthmic portion of human Fallopian tubes was excised during surgery and the ampullary-isthmic junction was identified.
(17) We employed intracellular recording and labeling methods to investigate ampullary and tuberous information processing in laminae 1-5 of the dorsal torus semicircularis of Eigenmannia.
(18) In 63 successful procedures, the tubal lumen was considered to be falloposcopically normal in 28 cases (44%) and contained defects ranging from partial to total obstruction secondary to intraluminal fibrosis within the intramural, isthmic, and ampullary segments in the remaining 35 tubes (56%).
(19) The PLA2 activity of the ampullary epithelium may thus play an important role in the regulation of smooth muscle contractility and ciliary movement.
(20) After fimbrioplasty, salpingolysis and salpingostomy for distal occlusion without ampullary dilatation, the term pregnancies rate is more than 50%.