| Pronunciation: | | `dIvur'tikyulum
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon) |
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DIVERTICULUM is a 12 letter word that starts with D. |
| | See Also: | | hernia, herniation, Meckel's diverticulum |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Div`er*tic"u*lum\, n.; pl. {Diverticula}. [L. See
{Diverticle}.] (Anat.)
A blind tube branching out of a longer one.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | small pouch in the colon. These pouches are not painful or harmful unless they become infected or irritated. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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- A small sac-like structure that sometimes forms in the walls of the intestines; diverticula can trap particles of food (especially small seeds and undigested grains) and become very inflammed and painful (this condition is called diverticulitis).
- A diverticulum is a pouch or a sac formed at weak points in the muscular coat of the digestive tract (especially the small intestine). Inflammation of the diverticula is called diverticulitis.
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