Meckel's diverticulum

noun

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

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Meanings

noun
  1. anatomyA slight bulge in the small intestine occasionally present at birth as a vestigial remnant of the vitelline duct.

Origin

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

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Meckel's diverticulum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meckel's%20diverticulum

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“Meckel's diverticulum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meckel's%20diverticulum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Meckel's diverticulum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meckel's%20diverticulum.

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