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haustrum

UK/ˈhɔːstɹəm/

haustrum noun: any of the small pouches of the colon caused by sacculation, giving the colon its segmented appearance.

Noun

haustrum (plural haustra or haustrae)

  1. Any of the small pouches of the colon caused by sacculation, giving the colon its segmented appearance.

Forms of haustrum

pluralhaustra
pluralhaustrae

Origin of haustrum

From Latin haustrum.

Questions about haustrum

What does haustrum mean?
Haustrum means any of the small pouches of the colon caused by sacculation, giving the colon its segmented appearance.
What part of speech is haustrum?
Haustrum is a noun.
How do you pronounce haustrum?
Haustrum is pronounced /ˈhɔːstɹəm/ (UK).
What is the plural of haustrum?
The plural of haustrum is haustra.

Words near haustrum in the dictionary

  1. haustral
  2. haustral contraction
  3. haustral contractions
  4. haustration
  5. haustrations
  6. haustrum
  7. Hauswald
  8. Hauswalds
  9. Hauswirth
  10. Hauswirths
  11. haut

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