pharyngoesophageal
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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
pharyngoesophageal constriction — constrictio pharyngooesophagealis … Medical dictionary
pharyngoesophageal junction — constrictio pharyngooesophagealis … Medical dictionary
pharyngoesophageal sphincter — upper esophageal s … Medical dictionary
Zenker diverticulum — pharyngoesophageal d … Medical dictionary
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
constriction — 1. [TA] A normally or pathologically constricted or narrowed portion of a structure. SYN: constrictio [TA]. SEE ALSO: stricture, stenosis. 2. The act or process of binding or contracting, becoming narrowed; the condition of being constricted.… … Medical dictionary
cushion — In anatomy, any structure resembling a pad or c.. anal cushions vascular prominences formed by clusters of normally sacculated veins of the superior rectal venous plexus, fed by arteriovenous anastomoses that cause their … Medical dictionary
constrictio pharyngooesophagealis — [TA] pharyngoesophageal constriction: the narrowing where the pharynx ends and the cervical esophagus begins, the site of the pharyngoesophageal sphincter. Called also pharyngoesophageal junction … Medical dictionary
pad — 1. Soft material forming a cushion, used in applying or relieving pressure on a part, or in filling a depression so that dressings can fit snugly. 2. A more or less encapsulated body of fat or some other tissue serving to fill a space or act as a … Medical dictionary
