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Vater's duct
Also known as:
Bochdalek's duct
Duct of His
His' canal
Associated persons:
Vincent Alexander Bochdalek
Wilhelm His
Abraham Vater
Description:
A duct that in the embryo connects the thyroid diverticulum and the posterior part of the tongue. It eventually disappears, its point of origin being indicated as a pit, the foramen cecum.
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