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
The oesophagus is often furnished with glandular diverticula, the “glands of Morren,” which are often of complex structure through the folding of their walls.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
The mantle-sinuses which form the chief spaces in the mantle are diverticula of the main coelomic cavity.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various
