A diverticulum caused by increased pressure within the lumen of a part of the digestive tract, especially one occurring at the junction of the pharynx and the oesophagus.
Origin
Late 19th century.
Definition of pulsion diverticulum in US English:
pulsion diverticulum
noun
Medicine
A diverticulum caused by increased pressure within the lumen of a part of the digestive tract, especially one occurring at the junction of the pharynx and the oesophagus.