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diverticulum

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˌdɑɪ.vɜːˈtɪ.kjə.ləm/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A small out-pouching of an organ wall such as the large intestine or urinary bladder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hernia, herniation

Narrower terms: Meckel's diverticulum

History

Etymology

From Latin dīverticulum, alternative form of dēverticulum (“byroad; deviation”), from dēvertō (“turn away, turn aside”).

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: diverticle — small growth off an organ
  • Chinese Mandarin: 憩室 (qìshì) — small growth off an organ
  • Finnish: divertikkeli — small growth off an organ
  • Finnish: pullistuma — small growth off an organ
  • Finnish: umpipussi — small growth off an organ
  • French: diverticule — small growth off an organ
  • German: Divertikel — small growth off an organ
  • Greek: εκκόλπωμα (ekkólpoma) — small growth off an organ
  • Ido: divertikulo — small growth off an organ
  • Indonesian: divertikulum — small growth off an organ
  • Italian: diverticolo — small growth off an organ
  • Kazakh: бүйірқалта (büiırqalta) — small growth off an organ
  • Korean: 게실 (gesil) — small growth off an organ
  • Latin: dīverticulum — small growth off an organ
  • Persian: واراهه — small growth off an organ
  • Portuguese: divertículo — small growth off an organ
  • Spanish: divertículo — small growth off an organ
  • Swedish: divertikel — small growth off an organ