What does "diverticulum" mean?

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

How do you pronounce "diverticulum"?

Pronounced //ˌdɑɪ.vɜːˈtɪ.kjə.ləm//.

/ˌdɑɪ.vɜːˈtɪ.kjə.ləm/ noun

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Noun

1
A small out-pouching of an organ wall such as the large intestine or urinary bladder.
"Diverticula are small, light-bulb-shaped pouches in the bowel wall, resulting from the tissue in the gut bulging outwards under pressure."
2
a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon) wordnet

"Diverticula are small, light-bulb-shaped pouches in the bowel wall, resulting from the tissue in the gut bulging outwards under pressure."

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