- Whar|ton's jelly
- Whar|ton's jelly «HWR tuhnz»,mucoid connective tissue which constitutes most of the bulk of the umbilical cord.╂[< Thomas Wharton, 1614-1673, an English anatomist]
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Whar|ton's jelly
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Wharton's duct — Whar·ton s duct (h)wȯrt ənz n the duct of the submandibular gland that opens into the mouth on a papilla at the side of the frenulum of the tongue Wharton Thomas (1614 1673) British anatomist. Wharton was a physician attached to St. Thomas s… … Medical dictionary
