English Explanatory Dictionary

Zenker's diverticulum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A diverticulum of the mucosa of the pharynx, just above the cricopharyngeal muscle.

Word forms

Zenker's diverticulum Zenker's diverticula

Etymology

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

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