See Also: urachal ligament(medicine)
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urachal fistula(medicine)
urachal cyst(medicine)
urachal fold(medicine)
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officialism (iou) and urachal ligament (medicine)


officialism (iou)



officialism noun. M19.
[formed as OFFICIALESE + -ISM.]
The mode of action supposedly characteristic of officials; perfunctory and literal discharge of the duties of office; official system or routine; officials collectively or in the abstract.

urachal ligament (medicine)


urachal ligament -->
median umbilical ligament
<anatomy> The remnant of the urachus, contained in the median umbilical fold; it persists as a midline fibrous cord between the apex of the bladder and the umbilicus.

Synonym: ligamentum umbilicale medianum, middle umbilical ligament, urachal ligament.