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Zenker diverticulum
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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
Diverticulum — Classification and external resources MeSH D004240 A diverticulum (plural: diverticula) is medical or biological term for an outpouching of a hollow (or a fluid filled) structure in the body. Depending upon which layers of the structure are… … Wikipedia
Zenker's diverticulum — n an abnormal pouch in the upper part of the esophagus in which food may become trapped causing bad breath, irritation, difficulty in swallowing, and regurgitation called also pharyngoesophageal diverticulum compare PULSION DIVERTICULUM … Medical dictionary
Zenker — is the name of:* Friedrich Albert von Zenker (1825 1898) was a German pathologist, who named: ** Zenker s degeneration ** Zenker s diverticulum ** Zenker s fixative ** Zenker s paralysis * Hans Zenker (1870 1932) was a German admiral. * Christian … Wikipedia
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
Zenker degeneration (necrosis) diverticulum — Zen·ker degeneration (necrosis), diverticulum (tsengґker) [Friedrich Albert von Zenker, German pathologist, 1825–1898] see under degeneration and diverticulum … Medical dictionary
Zenker — Friedrich A., German pathologist, 1825–1898. See Z. degeneration, Z. diverticulum, Z. fixative, Z. paralysis, formol Z. fixative … Medical dictionary
pharyngoesophageal diverticulum — n ZENKER S DIVERTICULUM * * * a diverticulum at the junction of the pharynx and esophagus, at the point of the Killian dehiscence; called also Zenker d … Medical dictionary
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
Friedrich Albert von Zenker — (1825 1898) was a German pathologist and physician, celebrated for his discovery of trichinosis. He was born in Dresden, and was educated in Leipzig and Heidelberg. Attached to the city hospital of Dresden in 1851, he added, in 1855, the duties… … Wikipedia
