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(German anatomist (October 17, 1781 - October 31, 1833), Halle, Prussia)
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Meckel cartilage
Mandibular cartilage, a cartilage bar in the mandibular arch that forms a temporary supporting structure in the embryonic mandible; the cartilagenous primordia of the malleus and incus develop from its proximal end, and it also gives rise to the sphenomandibular and anterior malleolar ligaments.
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Meckel cavity
Trigeminal cave, the cleft in the meningeal layer of dura of the middle cranial fossa near the tip of the petrous part of the temporal bone; it encloses the roots of the trigeminal nerve and the trigeminal ganglion.
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Meckel diverticulum
The remains of the yolk stalk of the embryo, which, when persisting abnormally as a blind sac or pouch in the adult, is located on the ileum a short distance above the cecum; it may be attached to the umbilicus and, if the lining includes gastric mucosa, peptic ulceration and bleeding may result.
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Meckel ganglion
Pterygopalatine ganglion, a small parasympathetic ganglion in the upper part of the pterygopalatine fossa whose secretomotor postsynaptic fibers supply the lacrimal, nasal, palatine, and pharyngeal glands.
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Meckel ligament
Meckel band, the portion of the anterior ligament of the malleus that extends from the base of the anterior process through the petrotympanic fissure, to attach to the spine of the sphenoid.
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Meckel plane
A craniometric plane cutting the alveolar and the auricular points.
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Meckel scan
A radiological scan of the gastric mucosa that is used to detect ectopic gastric mucosa in Meckel's diverticulum.

Meckel's diverticulum is an outpouching of the small bowel. About one in every fifty people has a Meckel's diverticulum. It is usually located about two feet before the junction of the small bowel with the colon (the large intestine) in the right lower abdomen.

The diverticulum can become inflamed, ulcerate and perforate (break open or rupture). This can cause obstruction of the small bowel.

If it is inflamed or perforated, Meckel's diverticulum is usually removed by surgery.

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Meckel space
Trigeminal cave, the cleft in the meningeal layer of dura of the middle cranial fossa near the tip of the petrous part of the temporal bone; it encloses the roots of the trigeminal nerve and the trigeminal ganglion.
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Meckel syndrome
Dysencephalia splanchnocystica, a malformation syndrome, lethal in the perinatal period, and characterized by intrauterine growth retardation, sloping forehead, occipital encephalocele, ocular anomalies, cleft palate, polydactyly, polycystic kidneys, and other malformations; autosomal recessive inheritance.
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Meckel-Gruber syndrome
Dysencephalia splanchnocystica, malformation syndrome, lethal in the perinatal period, and characterized by intrauterine growth retardation, sloping forehead, occipital encephalocele, ocular anomalies, cleft palate, polydactyly, polycystic kidneys, and other malformations; autosomal recessive inheritance.
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