urachus

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English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] New Latin, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek.

Noun

urachus (plural urachi or urachuses)

  1. (anatomy) A band of fibrous tissue extending from the bladder to the umbilicus.
    • 2003, Douglas H. Slatter, Textbook of Small Animal Surgery, volume 1, page 1631:
      A persistent urachus exists if the entire urachal tube remains patent between the bladder and umbilicus.

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