diverticulum
noun
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.
diverticula
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pluralof diverticulum.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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
A superstar need only be hospitalized: when Sinatra's diverticula act up, you know about it.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the symptom-free stage of diverticulosis there may be dozens of small diverticula scattered along the colon.
From Time Magazine Archive
This explains the clinically observed fact, that unless treated, pulsion diverticula increase progressively in size, and consequently in distressing symptoms.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson
Into the dorsal mesentery the pancreas grows, also as diverticula, from the duodenum, while the spleen is developed from the mesoderm contained in the same fold.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
