Main Entry: di·ver·tic·u·lum

Pronunciation: \ˌdī-vər-ˈti-kyə-ləm\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural di·ver·tic·u·la \-lə\

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, bypath, probably alteration of deverticulum, from devertere to turn aside, from de- + vertere

Date: circa 1819

1 : an abnormal pouch or sac opening from a hollow organ (as the intestine or bladder)
2 : a pocket or closed branch opening off a main passage

— di·ver·tic·u·lar \-kyə-lər\ adjective