| NOUN | state | diverticulum | a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon) |
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| Sounds | day.vertih'kyahlahm | |
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| Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... | |
| Meaning | A herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon). | |
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| Narrower | Meckel's diverticulum | A congenital diverticulum in the ileum resulting from incomplete closure of the yolk ... / yolk sac |
| Broader | hernia, herniation | rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes |
| Spanish | divertículo | |
| Catalan | diverticle | |
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