haustrae

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A form of haustrum — Any of the small pouches of the colon caused by sacculation, giving the colon its segmented appearance.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of haustrum

    Contractions of the haustrae (sacculations in the wall of the colon formed by the arrangement of circular muscle fibers) move material in a retrograde manner to the cecum.

    2012, Peter R. Cheeke, Rabbit Feeding and Nutrition, →ISBN, page 25

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Cite this entry
APA

haustrae. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haustrae

MLA

“haustrae.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haustrae. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haustrae,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haustrae.

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