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Whartonian, a. Anat.|hwɔːˈtəʊnɪən|
Applied to certain structures discovered or described by Thomas Wharton, English anatomist (1610–73), as Whartonian (also Wharton's) duct, Whartonian gelatine (Whartonian jelly): see quots.
1840E. Wilson Anat. Vade M. 474 The excretory duct (Wharton's) of the submaxillary gland commences upon the papilla, by the side of the frænum linguæ. 1857Bullock tr. Cazeaux' Midwifery 209 These vessels are surrounded by a gelatinous substance called Wharton's gelatine. 1860Mayne Expos. Lex., Whartonian Duct. 1874C. H. Jones & Siev. Path. Anat. (ed. 2) 137 The Whartonian jelly of the umbilical cord. |