meckel's diverticulum

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What does meckel's diverticulum mean?

A slight bulge in the small intestine occasionally present at birth as a vestigial remnant of the vitelline duct.

Where does meckel's diverticulum come from?

Named after Johann Friedrich Meckel, who described the embryological origin of this type of diverticulum in 1809.

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