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pharyngeal pouch
pharyngeal pouch[fə′rin·jē·əl ′pau̇ch] (embryology) One of the five paired sacculations in the lateral aspect of the pharynx in vertebrate embryos. Also known as visceral pouch. pharyngeal pouch
pharyngeal pouchAny of a series of five pairs of entodermal outpocketings that develop in lateral walls of the pharynx of the embryo. Synonym: branchial pouchSee also: pouchpharyngeal pouch A blind-ending sac of mucous membrane, bulging backwards and downwards from a point near the junction of the PHARYNX and the OESOPHAGUS, through a weakness in the muscle wall. The pouch fills with food causing persistent discomfort, a sense of incomplete swallowing and some danger that food may enter the LARYNX. Treatment is by surgical removal and repair of the wall deficit. |