hydatid of Morgagni

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noun

hydatid of Mor·​ga·​gni -mȯr-ˈgän-yē 

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: a small stalked or pedunculated body found between the testicle and the head of the epididymis in the male or attached to the fimbriae of the fallopian tube or the broad ligament in the female and considered to be a remnant of the duct of the pronephros or of the upper end of the Müllerian duct

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: a small stalkless or sessile body found in the same situation as the hydatid of Morgagni in the male only and considered to be a remnant of the Müllerian duct

sinus of Morgagni

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noun

sinus of Mor·​ga·​gni -mȯr-ˈgän-yē 

: a space at the upper back part of each side of the pharynx where the walls are deficient in muscular fibers between the upper border of the superior constrictor and the base of the skull and closed only by the aponeurosis of the pharynx