diverticula
Multiple Entries:diverticula diverticulum
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diverticula/dʌɪvəˈtɪkjʊlə(r)/
plural form of diverticulum.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
diverticulum /ˌdʌɪvəˈtɪkjʊləm/
▶noun (pl. diverticula /-lə/) Anatomy & Zoology
- 1 a blind tube leading from a cavity or passage.
- 2 Medicine an abnormal sac or pouch formed at a weak point in the wall of the alimentary tract.
– origin C19: from med. L., var. of L. deverticulum ‘byway’, from devertere ‘turn down or aside’.
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