diverticulum

5 ENTRIES FOUND:

di·ver·tic·u·lum

noun \ˌdī-vər-ˈtik-yə-ləm\
plural di·ver·tic·u·la \-lə\

Definition of DIVERTICULUM

1
: an abnormal pouch or sac opening from a hollow organ (as the colon or bladder)
2
: a blind tube or sac branching off from a cavity or canal of the body <the liver is an anterior diverticulum of the intestine—Gordon Alexander>

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