Whartonianadj.
/hwɔːˈtəʊnɪən/ Anatomy.
Applied to certain structures discovered or described by Wharton, as Whartonian (also Wharton's) duct, Whartonian gelatine (jelly): see quots.
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Whartonian (also Wharton's) duct1840
the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > embryo or fetus > membranes, etc., of embryo or fetus > [noun] > umbilical cord > substance surrounding
Whartonian gelatine (jelly)1874
1840 E. Wilson Anatomist's Vade Mecum 474 The excretory duct (Wharton's) of the submaxillary gland commences upon the papilla, by the side of the frænum linguæ.
1857 W. R. Bullock tr. P. Cazeaux Theoret. & Pract. Treat. Midwifery (ed. 2) 209 These vessels are surrounded by a gelatinous substance called Wharton's gelatine.
1860 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. Whartonian Duct.
1874 C. H. Jones & E. H. Sieveking Man. Pathol. Anat. (ed. 2) 137 The Whartonian jelly of the umbilical cord.
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