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| Meck·el's di·ver·tic·u·lum [ mèk'lz dīvər tíkyələm ] (plural Meck·el's di·ver·tic·u·la) |
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naturally occurring bowel pouch: a small, naturally occurring, outward protrusion of the inner lining of the small intestine through the muscular wall
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| [Late 18th century. After Johann Friedrich Meckel (1781-1833), German anatomist] |
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