See Also: Soviet bloc, the(dictionary)
urachal fold(medicine)
urachal(medicine)
urachal cyst(medicine)
urachal fistula(medicine)
urachal ligament(medicine)
en bloc(dictionary)
en bloc(medicine)
bloc(dictionary)
en bloc(dictionary)

Soviet bloc, the (oh) and urachal fold (medicine)


Soviet bloc, the (oh)



a name for the former Soviet Union, together with the countries of Eastern Europe which it partly controlled, and Other Communist countries that supported it, such as North Korea, Vietnam, and Cuba

urachal fold (medicine)


urachal fold -->
median umbilical fold


A fold of peritoneum on the anterior wall of the abdomen covering the urachus, or remains of the allantoic stalk.

Synonym: plica umbilicalis mediana, middle umbilical fold, plica umbilicalis media, plica urachi, urachal fold.