English Explanatory Dictionary

vitellointestinal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to both the yolk sac and the intestine, as (usually, more specifically) relating to the vitelline duct (that is, the vitellointestinal duct or yolk stalk), a passage between the yolk sac and midgut that usually disappears during embryonic development but sometimes persists congenitally as a diverticulum or fistula.

Pronunciation

/vɪˌtɛloʊɪnˈtɛstɪnəl/

Word forms

vitellointestinal

Etymology

From vitello- + intestinal.

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