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Median umbilical ligament

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005191

A fibrous cord that connects the urinary bladder to the umbilicus (navel). The median umbilical ligament is formed as the allantoic stalk during fetal development and lasts through life. Also called urachus.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-005191
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsurachus
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-005191",
  "term": "Median umbilical ligament",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A fibrous cord that connects the urinary bladder to the umbilicus (navel). The median umbilical ligament is formed as the allantoic stalk during fetal development and lasts through life. Also called urachus.",
  "synonyms": [
    "urachus"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/median-umbilical-ligament/"
}

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