Diverticula are small, light-bulb-shaped pouches in the bowel wall, resulting from the tissue in the gut bulging outwards under pressure.
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Diverticulum
//ˌdɑɪ.vɜːˈtɪ.kjə.ləm//
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14 translations across 12 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- diverticle noun (small growth off an organ)
Finnish
3 entries- divertikkeli noun (small growth off an organ)
- pullistuma noun (small growth off an organ)
- umpipussi noun (small growth off an organ)
French
1 entries- diverticule noun (small growth off an organ)
German
1 entries- Divertikel noun (small growth off an organ)
Greek
1 entries- εκκόλπωμα noun (small growth off an organ)
Ido
1 entries- divertikulo noun (small growth off an organ)
Indonesian
1 entries- divertikulum noun (small growth off an organ)
Italian
1 entries- diverticolo noun (small growth off an organ)
Latin
1 entries- dīverticulum noun (small growth off an organ)
Portuguese
1 entries- divertículo noun (small growth off an organ)
Spanish
1 entries- divertículo noun (small growth off an organ)
Swedish
1 entries- divertikel noun (small growth off an organ)
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