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diverticulum (iou)



diverticulum noun. . M17.
[medieval Latin = byway, var. of Latin deverticulum, from devertere turn down or aside, from de DE- 1 + vertere to turn: see -CULE.]
A byway; a way out, a means of exit. M17-E18.
Medicine. A blind tube or sac forming a side-branch of a cavity or passage, esp. an abnormal one in the colon etc. E19.
Meckel's diverticulum: see MECKEL 1. Zenker diverticulum, Zenker pulsion diverticulum, Zenker's diverticulum, Zenker's pulsion diverticulum: see ZENKER noun1.
diverticular adjective pertaining to, affecting, or of the nature of a diverticulum M19.
diverticulate adjective having a diverticulum L19.
,diverticu'lectomy noun (an instance of) surgical removal of an abnormal diverticulum E20.
,diverticu'litis noun (Medicine) inflammation of an abnormal diverticulum, esp. in the intestine E20.
,diverticu'losis noun (Medicine) the presence of abnormal diverticula, esp. in the intestine E20.