diverticulum

noun di·ver·tic·u·lum \ˌdī-vər-ˈti-kyə-ləm\

plural di·ver·tic·u·la\-lə\

Definition of DIVERTICULUM

: an abnormal pouch or sac opening from a hollow organ (as the intestine or bladder)

: a pocket or closed branch opening off a main passage

— di·ver·tic·u·lar \-kyə-lər\ adjective

New Latin, from Latin, bypath, probably alteration of deverticulum, from devertere to turn aside, from de- + vertere

First Known Use: circa 1819

Medical Dictionary

noun di·ver·tic·u·lum \ˌdī-vər-ˈtik-yə-ləm\

plural di·ver·tic·u·la \-lə\

: an abnormal pouch or sac opening from a hollow organ (as the colon or bladder)

: a blind tube or sac branching off from a cavity or canal of the body <the liver is an anterior diverticulum of the intestine—Gordon Alexander>

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