haustrum
haustrum [haws´trum] (pl. haus´tra) (L.)
[hôs′trəm] pl. haustra
Etymology: L, haustor, drawer
a general term denoting a recess or sacculation, as of the colon.
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.
haustra
plural of haustrum.
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