Medical Dictionary

medial umbilical ligament

noun

Medical Definition of MEDIAL UMBILICAL LIGAMENT

:  a fibrous cord sheathed in peritoneum and extending from the pelvis to the navel that is a remnant of part of the umbilical artery in the fetus—called also lateral umbilical ligament

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