Meckel's diverticulum

Meckel's diverticulum

noun

Definition of MECKEL'S DIVERTICULUM

: the proximal part of the omphalomesenteric duct when persistent as a blind fibrous tube connected with the lower ileum

Biographical Note for MECKEL'S DIVERTICULUM

J. F. Meckel the Younger —see meckel-gruber syndrome

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