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haustrae

haustrae

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Noun

haustrae

  1. plural of haustrum
    • 2012, Peter R. Cheeke, Rabbit Feeding and Nutrition, ISBN 008057078X, page 25:
      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.