noun
- a small pouch or sac that branches off from a hollow organ or structure in the body
Usage: medical
Examples
- The patient was diagnosed with diverticulitis after inflammation developed in a diverticulum.
- Multiple diverticula were found in the colon during the colonoscopy.
- A diverticulum in the esophagus can cause difficulty swallowing.
- The surgeon removed the infected diverticulum from the intestinal wall.
- Diverticula commonly form in the large intestine as people age.
- The radiologist identified a small diverticulum on the CT scan.