HyperDic: diverticulum

English > 1 sense of the word diverticulum:
NOUNstatediverticuluma herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon)
diverticulum > pronunciation
Soundsday.vertih'kyahlahm
Rhymesabolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm...
English > diverticulum: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon).
NarrowerMeckel's diverticulumA congenital diverticulum in the ileum resulting from incomplete closure of the yolk ... / yolk sac
Broaderhernia, herniationrupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
Spanishdivertículo
Catalandiverticle

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict