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diverticulum

/,daɪvər'tɪkjələm/

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noun
a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon)
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hernia herniation

Definition that contains diverticulum

diverticulitis inflammation of a diverticulum in the digestive tract (especially the colon); characterized by painful abdominal cramping and fever and constipation
meckel's diverticulum a congenital diverticulum in the ileum resulting from incomplete closure of the yolk sac