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单词 diverticulum
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
di•ver•tic•u•lum  (dī′vər tikyə ləm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -la (-lə).USA pronunciation [Anat.]
  1. Anatomya blind, tubular sac or process branching off from a canal or cavity, esp. an abnormal, saclike herniation of the mucosal layer through the muscular wall of the colon.
  • Latin, variant of dēverticulum byway, tributary, means of escape, equivalent. to dēverti- (combining form of dēvertere, equivalent. to dē- de- + vertere to turn) + -culum -cule2
  • 1640–50
di′ver•ticu•lar, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
diverticulum /ˌdaɪvəˈtɪkjʊləm/ n ( pl -la / -lə/)
  1. any sac or pouch formed by herniation of the wall of a tubular organ or part, esp the intestines
Etymology: 16th Century: from New Latin, from Latin dēverticulum by-path, from dēvertere to turn aside, from vertere to turn
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