A small bulge in the small intestine present at birth. It is a vestigial remnant of the omphalomesenteric duct [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meckel's_diverticulum ]
Synonyms: diverticulum of Meckel Meckel's diverticulum ileal diverticulum
This is just here as a test because I lose it
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database cross reference
- FMA:14967
- MESH:A03.492.411.620.484.612
- GAID:317
- ncithesaurus:Meckel_Diverticulum
- galen:MeckelsDiverticulum
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meckel's_diverticulum