Meckel's diverticulum

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Etymology

Named after Johann Friedrich Meckel, who described the embryological origin of this type of diverticulum in 1809.

Noun

Meckel's diverticulum

  1. (anatomy) A slight bulge in the small intestine occasionally present at birth as a vestigial remnant of the vitelline duct.