deverticulum

deverticulum
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  • Diverticle — Di*ver ti*cle, n. [L. diverticulum, deverticulum, a bypath, fr. divertere to turn away.] 1. A turning; a byway; a bypath. [Obs.] Hales. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) A diverticulum. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • diverticulum — noun (plural diverticula) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, bypath, probably alteration of deverticulum, from devertere to turn aside, from de + vertere Date: circa 1819 1. an abnormal pouch or sac opening from a hollow organ (as the intestine or …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Caietae Portus — (mod. Gaeta), an ancient harbour of Latium adiectum, Italy, in the territory of Formiae, from which it is convert|5|mi|km south west. The name (originally Αἰήτη ) is generally derived from the nurse of Aeneas.The harbour, owing to its fine… …   Wikipedia

  • diverticulum — diverticular, adj. /duy veuhr tik yeuh leuhm/, n., pl. diverticula / leuh/. Anat. a 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… …   Universalium

  • Diverticulum — A small bulging sac pushing outward from the colon wall is a diverticulum. As a person ages, pressure within the large intestine (colon) causes pockets of tissue (sacs) that push out from the colon walls. The plural is diverticula. Diverticula… …   Medical dictionary

  • subterfuge — I noun artifice, camouflage, chicane, chicanery, concealment, counterfeit, deception, deverticulum, device, dodge, duplicity, elusion, evasion, excuse, fabrication, falsehood, fib, fiction, finesse, forgery, guise, imposture, jugglery, latebra,… …   Law dictionary

  • lodging — I noun abode, accommodation, address, apartment, asylum, berth, billet, chambers, deversorium, deverticulum, domicile, dormitory, dwelling, dwelling place, habitat, habitation, harbor, home, housing, inhabitance, inhabitancy, living place,… …   Law dictionary

  • Divertikel — Diverti̱kel [aus lat. diverticulum (deverticulum) = Abweg, Seitenweg; Abweichung] s; s, , in fachspr. Fügungen: Diverti̱culum, Mehrz.: ...la: Ausstülpung, Ausbuchtung eines Hohlorgans …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • diverticulum — blind tube (anatomical), 1819, Mod.L., from L. deverticulum a bypath, from devertere to turn aside (see DIVERT (Cf. divert)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • diverticulum — [ˌdʌɪvə tɪkjʊləm] noun (plural diverticula lə) Anatomy & Zoology 1》 a blind tube leading from a cavity or passage. 2》 Medicine an abnormal sac or pouch formed at a weak point in the wall of the alimentary tract. Origin C19: from med. L., var. of… …   English new terms dictionary

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