Walther's canal

noun

Wal·​ther's canal

ˈvältə(r)z-

variants or Walther's duct

: any of several small inconstant efferent ducts of the sublingual gland opening into the mouth

Word History

Etymology

after Augustin Friedrich Walther †1746 German anatomist

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