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Meckel’s diverticulum

Meck·el's di·ver·tic·u·lum [ mèk'lz dīvər tíkyələm ] (plural Meck·el's di·ver·tic·u·la)


noun 
Definition:
 
naturally occurring bowel pouch: a small, naturally occurring, outward protrusion of the inner lining of the small intestine through the muscular wall

[Late 18th century. After Johann Friedrich Meckel (1781-1833), German anatomist]
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