- houston's fold
- noun
or houston's valve \\ˈ(h)yü]stənz-, ˈhü], ˈhau̇]\
Usage: usually capitalized HEtymology: after John Houston died 1845 Irish surgeon: any of the valvular folds in the lining of the rectum
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
houston's fold
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