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 — Relating to the pharynx and the esophagus. * * * pha·ryn·go·esoph·a·ge·al or Brit pha·ryn·go oe·soph·a·ge·al i .säf ə jē əl adj of or relating to the pharynx and the esophagus * * * pha·ryn·go·esoph·a·ge·al (fə ring″go ə… …   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