diverticulum
a blind, tubular sac or process branching off from a canal or cavity, especially an abnormal, saclike herniation of the mucosal layer through the muscular wall of the colon.
Origin of diverticulum
1Other words from diverticulum
- di·ver·tic·u·lar, adjective
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How to use diverticulum in a sentence
It has commenced to bud off diverticula, which subsequently become the tubules of the Wolffian body (vide fig. 13, wd).
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourThe diverticula from the alimentary cavity form the water-vascular system and the somatic and splanchnic layers of mesoblast.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourThe cavity of the diverticula after the separation of the water-vascular system, forms the body-cavity.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourBy stage K the hepatic diverticula have begun to bud out a number of small hollow knobs.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourIn Echinodermata a certain amount of mesenchyme appears before the epithelial mesoderm, which is formed later as gut-diverticula.
British Dictionary definitions for diverticulum
/ (ˌdaɪvəˈtɪkjʊləm) /
any sac or pouch formed by herniation of the wall of a tubular organ or part, esp the intestines
Origin of diverticulum
1Derived forms of diverticulum
- diverticular, adjective
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Scientific definitions for diverticulum
[ dī′vûr-tĭk′yə-ləm ]
A pouch or sac branching out from a portion of the gastrointestinal tract, especially the large intestine. A diverticulum can occur as a normal structure, or it can be caused by a hernia.
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