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Zenker's diverticulum

Zenker's diverticulum noun: a pulsion-type false diverticulum of the pharyngoesophageal junction caused by herniation of the mucosa and submucosa through Killian's triangle, a zone of muscular weakness above the upper esophageal sphincter.

zenker's diverticulum: a pulsion-type false diverticulum of the pharyngoesophageal junction caused by herniation of the...
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Noun

Zenker's diverticulum

  1. A pulsion-type false diverticulum of the pharyngoesophageal junction caused by herniation of the mucosa and submucosa through Killian's triangle, a zone of muscular weakness above the upper esophageal sphincter.

Origin of Zenker's diverticulum

Named after German pathologist Friedrich Albert von Zenker (1825–1898).

Questions about Zenker's diverticulum

What does Zenker's diverticulum mean?
Zenker's diverticulum means a pulsion-type false diverticulum of the pharyngoesophageal junction caused by herniation of the mucosa and submucosa through Killian's triangle, a zone of muscular weakness above the upper esophageal sphincter.
What part of speech is Zenker's diverticulum?
Zenker's diverticulum is a noun.

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