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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Protrusion of mucous membrane through the wall of the pharynx; hernia of the pharynx.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A pouching of the wall of the pharynx near its junction with the esophagus.

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