diverticulum
Kelime Anlamı :

1. Divertikül: Evvelce mevcut bir boşluk veya bir borunun herhangi bir noktasında meydana gelen bir cep.
2. divertikülüm.
3. çıkmaz.
4. yan yol, ayrılan dal; cep şeklinde çıkmaz, kör kese.
5. divertikül.
6. (diverticula). Bakınız: Diverticle.
Tanımlar :
1. A pouch or sac branching out from a hollow organ or structure, such as the intestine.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. A small growth off an organ such as the large intestine.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. A blind tube branching out of a longer one.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. in anatomy, a cæcum; a blind tubular process; a hollow offset ending blindly; a cul-de-sac.
2. any short side passage of the nature of a cul-de-sac or blind alley.
3. in algol., a protrusion of protoplasm communicating with the fused procarp cells and the placenta.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon)
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