1) Hernia 2) Herniation 3) Medical terminology
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A diverticulum (plural: diverticula) is the medical or biological term for an outpouching of a hollow (or a fluid-filled) structure in the body. Depending upon which layers of the structure are involved, they are described as being either true or false. In medicine, the term usually implies the structure is not normally present. However, in the em...
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[gastropod] As applied to molluscs, the New Latin term diverticulum (most often used in the plural form as `diverticula`, `hepatic diverticula`, or `digestive diverticula`) is an anatomical name for organs which are visible from the outside of the body in a clade of sea slugs known as aeolid nudibranchs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollu...
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blind passage or tunnel
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• (n.) A blind tube branching out of a longer one.
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An abnormal pouch leading off the cavity of a hollow organ; most commonly seen in the bladder
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any small pouch or sac that forms in the wall of a major organ of the human body. Diverticula form most commonly in the esophagus, small intestine, ... [4 related articles]
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A small pouch or sac that bulges out from the wall of a hollow organ, such as the colon.
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<anatomy, surgery> A small sac-like structure that sometimes forms in the walls of the intestines, diverticula can trap particles of food (especially small seeds and undigested grains) and become very inflammed and painful (this condition is called diverticulitis). ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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(di″vәr-tik´u-lәm) pl. diverti´cula a circumscribed pouch or sac occurring normally or created by herniation of the lining mucous membrane through a defect in the muscular coat of a tubular organ.
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Div`er·tic'u·lum noun ;
plural Diverticula . [ Latin See
Diverticle .]
(Anat.) A blind tube branching out of a longer one.
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A pouch formed by diverticulosis.
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Blind pouch (a pocket or closed branch)
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Type: Term Pronunciation: dī′vĕr-tik′yū-lŭm, dī′vĕr-tik′yū-lă Definitions: 1. A pouch or sac opening from a tubular or saccular organ, such as the gut or bladder.
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Diverticulum: A small bulging sac pushing outward from the colon wall is a diverticulum. As a person ages, pressure within the large intestine (colon) causes pockets of tissue (sacs) that push out from the colon walls. The plural is diverticula. Diverticula can occur throughout the colon but are most common near the end of the left side of the colo...
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n] - a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon)
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diverticulum (s), diverticula (pl) 1. A circumscribed pouch or sac of variable size occurring normally or created by herniation of the lining mucous membrane through a defect in the muscular coat of a tubular organ. 2. A sac or pouch in the walls of a canal or organ. 3. A pouch or sac opening from a tubular or saccular organ; such as, the gut ...
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diverticulum, by-way.
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noun a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon)
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Latin = by-road, hence a blind tubular process or sac.
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a blind, tubular sac or process branching off from a canal or cavity, esp. an abnormal, saclike herniation of the mucosal layer through the muscular wall of the colon.
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a small pouch in the wall of the large intestine, which usually do not cause a problem unless it becomes irritated or infected.
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