Myochosis coli
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Myochosis coli is an uncommonly used term to denote the shortening and thickening of the colon seen in diverticulosis.
This is due to shortening of the taeniae coli and thickening of the circular muscular layer 1.
History and etymology
Myochosis coli is from the Ancient Greek for "heaped-up muscle"
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from 'μῦς'
myos (muscle)
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(myos), meaning muscle, and 'χέω'
kheo (heaping(kheo) meaning heaping up)
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-<p><strong>Myochosis coli</strong> is an uncommonly used term to denote the shortening and thickening of the <a href="/articles/colon">colon</a> seen in <a href="/articles/colonic-diverticulosis">diverticulosis</a>. </p><p>This is due to shortening of the <a href="/articles/taeniae-coli">taeniae coli</a> and thickening of the circular muscular layer <sup>1</sup>.</p><h4>History and etymology</h4><p>Myochosis coli is from the Ancient Greek for "heaped-up muscle"</p><ul><li>'μῦς' myos (muscle)</li></ul><p>and</p><ul><li>'χέω' kheo (heaping up)</li></ul><p> </p>- +<p><strong>Myochosis coli</strong> is an uncommonly used term to denote the shortening and thickening of the <a href="/articles/colon">colon</a> seen in <a href="/articles/colonic-diverticulosis">diverticulosis</a>. </p><p>This is due to shortening of the <a href="/articles/taeniae-coli">taeniae coli</a> and thickening of the circular muscular layer <sup>1</sup>.</p><h4>History and etymology</h4><p>Myochosis coli is from the Ancient Greek for "heaped-up muscle" from 'μῦς' (myos), meaning muscle, and 'χέω' (kheo) meaning heaping up.</p>
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