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Definition of Urachus

Urachus
Urachus U"ra*chus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? urine + ? to hold.] (Anat.) A cord or band of fibrous tissue extending from the bladder to the umbilicus.

Meaning of Urachus from wikipedia

- the urachus goes on to definitively form the median umbilical ligament. Failure of the inside of the urachus to be filled in leaves the urachus open...
- sinus. In very rare cases the urachus can fail to close fully. This can lead to a condition known as a patent urachus (also urachal fistula). Although...
- patients who can remain still during a scan. urachus cyst "Urachal cyst - RightDiagnosis.com". "Urachus". Medcyclopaedia. GE. Archived from the original...
- allantois becomes the fetal urachus, which connects the fetal bladder (developed from cloaca) to the yolk sac. The urachus removes nitrogenous waste from...
- The allantois, which later becomes the urachus, connects an embryo's bladder to the yolk sac. Normally, the urachus closes off to become the median umbilical...
- persistence of the allantois (later, urachus), the structure that connects an embryo's bladder to the yolk sac. Normally, the urachus closes off to become the median...
- Urachal cancer is a very rare type of cancer arising from the urachus or its remnants. The disease might arise from metaplastic glandular epithelium or...
- urethra; its apex is prolonged to the umbilicus as a narrow canal, the urachus, which later is obliterated and becomes the median umbilical ligament of...
- anatomy, and diseases of the umbilicus together with diseases of the urachus. Philadelphia, Saunders, and London, 1916. Bosmann M, Schreiner O, Galle...
- most common type of bladder cancer and cancer of the ureter, urethra, and urachus. Symptoms of urothelial carcinoma in the bladder include hematuria (blood...