vitellointestinal
/vɪˌtɛloʊɪnˈtɛstɪnəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to both the yolk sac and the intestine, as (usually, more specifically) relating to the vitelline duct (that is, the vitellointestinal duct or yolk stalk), a passage between the yolk sac and midgut that usually disappears during embryonic development but sometimes persists congenitally as a diverticulum or fistula.
Example Sentences
- "Persistence of the vitellointestinal duct as a whole or part of it leads to a wide variety of anomalies–Meckel's diverticulum is the commonest lesion and a PVID is the rarest."
- "A successful repair of patent vitellointestinal duct and prolapse of the small bowel has been presented. Only with a surgical approach to cutaneous duct remnants can a physician be certain to exclude a patent vitellointestinal duct, Meckel's diverticulum, or potential obstructing band."
Etymology
From vitello- + intestinal.