diverticula
- plural of diverticulum.
Example Sentences
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As people age, their large intestines' walls grow weaker, and the pressure of passing hard stools may cause sacs, or diverticula, to form.
From Reuters ● Jul. 6, 2021
In the symptom-free stage of diverticulosis there may be dozens of small diverticula scattered along the colon.
From Time Magazine Archive
A superstar need only be hospitalized: when Sinatra's diverticula act up, you know about it.
From Time Magazine Archive
Diagnosis is often incidental to examination of the gastrointestinal tract for other conditions, because traction diverticula usually cause no symptoms.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier
The alimentary canal is simple and a gizzard or oesophageal diverticula rarely developed.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
