Diverticulum Definition

dīvûr-tĭkyə-ləm
diverticula
noun
A normal or abnormal pouch or sac opening out from a tubular organ or main cavity.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Diverticulum

Noun

Singular:
diverticulum
Plural:
diverticula, diverticulums

Origin of Diverticulum

  • New Latin from Latin dēverticulum by-path from dēvertere to turn aside dē- de- vertere to turn divert

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin dīverticulum, alternative form of dēverticulum (“byroad; deviation”), from dēvertō (“turn away, turn aside”).

    From Wiktionary

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