Concept information
Preferred term
Vitelline Duct
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Duct, Omphalomesenteric
- Ducts, Omphalomesenteric
- Omphalomesenteric Duct
- Omphalomesenteric Ducts
Scope note
- The narrow tube connecting the YOLK SAC with the midgut of the EMBRYO; persistence of all or part of it in post-fetal life produces abnormalities, of which the commonest is MECKEL DIVERTICULUM.
History note
- 79; was VITELLINE DUCTS 1963-78
In other languages
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Finnish
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ductus omphalomesentericus
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ductus vitellinus
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keltuaistiehyt
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Swedish
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Vitellingång
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014816
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