haustra


haustrum

 [haws´trum] (pl. haus´tra) (L.) one of the pouches of the colon, produced by adaptation of its length to the taenia coli, or by collection of circular muscle fibers 1 or 2 cm apart; the haustra are responsible for the sacculated appearance of the colon. Haustrum. From Dorland's, 2000.

haus·tra

(haw'stră), Avoid the incorrect form haustrae.Plural of haustrum. [L.]

haustrum

(haw′strŭm) plural.haustra [L. haurire, to draw, drink] One of the sacculations of the colon caused by longitudinal bands of smooth muscle (taeniae coli) that are shorter than the gut.haustral (haw′străl), adjective