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WHARTON'S DUCT

\wˈɔːtənz dˈʌkt], \wˈɔːtənz dˈʌkt], \w_ˈɔː_t_ə_n_z d_ˈʌ_k_t]\

Definitions of WHARTON'S DUCT

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Syn. : submaxillary duct. The d. of the sublingual gland, about 2 in. long, which opens into the mouth at the side of the frenum linguae.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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