Found 2 items, similar to diverticulum.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: diverticulum
diverticulum
n : a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ
(especially the colon)
[also:
diverticula (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Diverticulum
Diverticulum
\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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