Definition of
diverticulum has definitions from the field of medicine
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[ noun ] (medicine) a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon)

Related terms

hernia Meckel's_diverticulum

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Rhymes with

curriculum alum pendulum islam column tantalum jerusalem flagellum phylum solemn alum muslim moslem asylum slalom pablum antebellum golem pelham elam problem salem harlem glum bedlam plum slum plumb emblem hoodlum

Phonetic and Homophones

D AY2 V ER0 T IH1 K Y AH0 L AH0 M

Similar Spelling

diverticulosis diverticulitis divertimento diverting divertingly

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