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spiral valve

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Main Entry: spiral valve
Function: noun
: a series of crescentic folds of mucous membrane somewhat spirally arranged on the interior of the gallbladder and continuinginto the cystic duct called also valve of Heister
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spiral valve n.
See spiral fold of cystic duct.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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