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Heister, Lorenz

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Heister,

Lorenz, German anatomist, 1683-1758.

Heister diverticulum

Heister valve - a series of crescentic folds of mucous membrane in the upper part of the cystic duct, arranged in a somewhat spiral manner. Synonym(s): spiral fold of cystic duct

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