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Embryonic Structures > Vitelline Duct

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

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014816

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