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haustrum
haustrum[′hȯ·strəm] (anatomy) An outpocketing or pouch of the colon. haustrum
haustrum [haws´trum] (pl. haus´tra) (L.) one of the pouches of the colon, produced by adaptation of its length to the taenia coli, or by collection of circular muscle fibers 1 or 2 cm apart; the haustra are responsible for the sacculated appearance of the colon. Haustrum. From Dorland's, 2000.haus·trum, pl. haus·tra (haw'strŭm, haw'stră), [TA] The correct plural of this word is haustra, not haustrae.One of a series of saccules or pouches, so called because of a fancied resemblance to the buckets on a water wheel. [L. a machine for drawing water, fr. haurio, pp. haustus, to draw up, drink up] haus·trum, pl. haustra (haws'trŭm, -ă) [TA] One of a series of saccules or pouches, so called because of a supposed resemblance to the buckets on a water wheel. [L. a machine for drawing water, fr. haurio, pp. haustus, to draw up, drink up] |