Hypertext Webster Gateway: "diverticulum"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Diverticulum \Div`er*tic"u*lum\, n.; pl. {Diverticula}. [L. See
{Diverticle}.] (Anat.)
A blind tube branching out of a longer one.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
diverticulum
n : a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ
(especially the colon)
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