- pressure diverticulum
- pulsion diverticulum a sac or pouch formed by hernial protrusion of the mucous membrane through the muscular coat (as of the colon or esophagus) as a result of pressure from within.
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Diverticulum — A small bulging sac pushing outward from the colon wall is a diverticulum. As a person ages, pressure within the large intestine (colon) causes pockets of tissue (sacs) that push out from the colon walls. The plural is diverticula. Diverticula… … Medical dictionary
diverticulum — diverticular, adj. /duy veuhr tik yeuh leuhm/, n., pl. diverticula / leuh/. Anat. a blind, tubular sac or process branching off from a canal or cavity, esp. an abnormal, saclike herniation of the mucosal layer through the muscular wall of the… … Universalium
diverticulum — n.; pl. diverticula a sac or pouch formed at weak points in the walls of the alimentary tract. They may be caused by increased pressure from within (pulsion diverticula) or by pulling from without (traction diverticula). A pharyngeal diverticulum … The new mediacal dictionary
Zenker's diverticulum — Infobox Disease Name = Zenker s diverticulum Caption = DiseasesDB = 31174 ICD10 = ICD10|K|22|5|k|20 ICD9 = ICD9|530.6 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 2777 MeshID = D016672 In anatomy, Zenker s diverticulum, also… … Wikipedia
pulsion diverticulum — pul·sion diverticulum pəl shən n a diverticulum pushed out from a hollow organ by pressure from within specif a diverticulum of the esophagus as a result of the pressure from within resulting in herniation of the mucosa compare ZENKER S… … Medical dictionary
pulsion diverticulum — noun : a diverticulum pushed out from a hollow organ by pressure from within; specifically : a diverticulum of the esophagus as a result of the pressure from within resulting in herniation of the mucosa … Useful english dictionary
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syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
