"urachus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: urachi [plural], urachuses [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin ūrachus, from Ancient Greek οὐραχός (ourakhós). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la-new|ūrachus}} New Latin ūrachus, {{der|en|grc|οὐραχός}} Ancient Greek οὐραχός (ourakhós) Head templates: {{en-noun|urachi|+}} urachus (plural urachi or urachuses)
  1. (anatomy) A band of fibrous tissue extending from the bladder to the umbilicus. Derived forms: urachal Translations (urachus): سَرَر مَثَانِيّ (sarar maṯāniyy) [masculine] (Arabic), مُرَيْطَاء (murayṭāʔ) [feminine] (Arabic), 脐尿管 (Chinese), prvomočovod [inanimate, masculine] (Czech), Urharngang [masculine] (German), Urachus [masculine] (German), 尿膜管 (nyoumakukan) (alt: にょうまくかん) (Japanese), moczownik [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), úraco [masculine] (Portuguese), prvomočovod [inanimate, masculine] (Slovak), uraco (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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