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diverticulum

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12 lettersPronunciation /ˌdɑɪ.vɜːˈtɪ.kjə.ləm/Part of speech nounSorted cdeiilmrtuuvStarts with DEnds with M0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon)

Word origin

From Latin dīverticulum, alternative form of dēverticulum (“byroad; deviation”), from dēvertō (“turn away, turn aside”).

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  • Diverticula are small, light-bulb-shaped pouches in the bowel wall, resulting from the tissue in the gut bulging outwards under pressure.

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