allantoic stalk

allantoic stalk
the slender tube interposed between the urogenital sinus and allantoic sac in the embryo; its intraembryonic part is the precursor of the urachus.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • human embryology — ▪ biology Introduction       the process encompassing the period from the formation of an embryo, through the development of a fetus, to birth.       The human body, like that of most animals, develops from a single cell produced by the union of… …   Universalium

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