median umbilical ligament; urachial ligament

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Introduction

The remnant of the urachus, contained in the median umbilical fold; it persists as a midline fibrous cord between the apex of the bladder & the umbilicus.

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.