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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