Thoma ampulla

Tho·ma am·pul·la

(tō'mah),

a dilation of the arterial capillary beyond the sheathed artery of the spleen.

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Tho·ma am·pul·la

(tō-mah' am-pul'lă)

A dilation of the arterial capillary beyond the sheathed artery of the spleen.

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Thoma,

Richard, German histologist, 1847-1923.

Thoma ampulla - a dilation of the arterial capillary beyond the sheathed artery of the spleen.

Thoma fixative - nitric acid in 95% alcohol, used for decalcifying bone in the preparation of histologic specimens.

Thoma law - the development of blood vessels is governed by dynamic forces acting on their walls.

Thoma-Zeiss apparatus - Synonym(s): Abbé-Zeiss apparatus

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