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Meaning of DIVERTICULUM

Pronunciation:  `dIvur'tikyulum

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon)
 
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 See Also: hernia, herniation, Meckel's diverticulum

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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
 
 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
 
 Definition: 
  1. 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).
  2. 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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