diverticulum
di·ver·ti·culum
noun
1.
a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon)
Origin
From Latin dīverticulum, alternative form of dēverticulum (“byroad; deviation”), from dēvertō (“turn away, turn aside”).
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