MECKEL'S DIVERTICULUM


Meaning of MECKEL'S DIVERTICULUM in English

noun

Usage: usually capitalized M

Etymology: after Johann F. Meckel died 1774 German anatomist

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

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