'Diverticulum' definitions:
Definition of 'diverticulum'
(from WordNet)
noun
A herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon)
Definition of 'Diverticulum'
From: GCIDE
- Diverticulum \Div`er*tic"u*lum\, n.; pl. Diverticula. [L. See Diverticle.] (Anat.) A blind tube branching out of a longer one. [1913 Webster]