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Meckel's diverticulum
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English
Etymology
Named after Johann Friedrich Meckel, who described the embryological origin of this type of diverticulum in 1809.
Noun
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en anatomy A slight bulge in the small intestine occasionally present at birth as a vestigial remnant of the vitelline duct.
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