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a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon)
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A single pouch that protrudes out of the normally smooth wall of the colon.
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| diverticulum |
(di-vur-TIK-u-lum). A small, pouch-like bulge or pocket that can appear anywhere along the digestive tract, including the throat, esophagus, stomach, small intestine and large intestine. Most often, diverticula develop in the sigmoid colon. The plural of diverticula is diverticulum.
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| diverticulum |
sac or pouch in organ or colon.
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| diverticulum |
a small passage diverging from a larger channel; most commonly used to refer to various by-ways off the digestive tract.
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