haustrum

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[′hȯ·strəm]

(anatomy)

An outpocketing or pouch of the colon.

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Scanogram shows distended bowel with haustra oriented vertically at the epigastrium, and measuring > 9 cm in diameter.

1,7) Colonic haustra may become effaced from edema and the proximal small bowel dilates while the distal colon collapses.

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