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zenker's diverticulum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
zenker's -di-ver-tic-u-lum
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
6
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

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

Questions

What does zenker's diverticulum mean?
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.
Where does zenker's diverticulum come from?
Named after German pathologist Friedrich Albert von Zenker (1825–1898).

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