diverticulum
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Origin of diverticulum
1640–50; < Latin, variant of dēverticulum byway, tributary, means of escape, equivalent to dēverti- (combining form of dēvertere, equivalent to dē- de- + vertere to turn) + -culum -cule 2
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He got fat, a diverticulum or sac developed in the colon, and the sac became inflamed.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ten and one-half hours before his scheduled March 15 swearing-in, Neves underwent emergency surgery for Meckel's diverticulum, an intestinal ailment.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Dulles' case there was a characteristic, unmistakable diverticulum.
From Time Magazine Archive
The vas deferens is at first narrow and convoluted, then dilates into a vesicula seminalis at the end of which is a glandular diverticulum called the prostate.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various
The pylorus, py, opens into a small, pointed, thin-walled diverticulum, di, and, at the same time, into the duodenum, d.
From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.
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
Spermatheca rarely with diverticula; sperm ducts as a rule occupying two segments only, usually opening by means of an atrium.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
The external duct of this gland is often dilated into a bladder, and may sometimes send out diverticula, forming a complex system of sinuses ramifying through the body.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
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