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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DIVERTICULUM

From New Latin, from Latin dēverticulum by-path, from dēvertere to turn aside, from vertere to turn.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DIVERTICULUM

diverticulum  [ˌdaɪvəˈtɪkjʊləm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIVERTICULUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Diverticulum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIVERTICULUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

diverticulum

Diverticulum

A diverticulum is the medical or biological term for an outpouching of a hollow structure in the body. Depending upon which layers of the structure are involved, they are described as being either true or false. In medicine, the term usually implies the structure is not normally present. However, in the embryonic stage, some normal structures begin development as a diverticulum arising from another structure.

Definition of diverticulum in the English dictionary

The definition of diverticulum in the dictionary is any sac or pouch formed by herniation of the wall of a tubular organ or part, esp the intestines.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIVERTICULUM


aciculum
əˈsɪkjʊləm
baculum
ˈbækjʊləm
corniculum
kɔːˈnɪkjʊləm
cubiculum
kjuːˈbɪkjʊləm
curriculum
kəˈrɪkjʊləm
hibernaculum
ˌhaɪbəˈnækjʊləm
inoculum
ɪˈnɒkjʊləm
Janiculum
dʒəˈnɪkjʊləm
operculum
əʊˈpɜːkjʊləm
osculum
ˈɒskjʊləm
reticulum
rɪˈtɪkjʊləm
retinaculum
ˌrɛtɪˈnækjʊləm
saeculum
ˈsaɪkjʊləm
seculum
ˈsɛkjʊləm
speculum
ˈspɛkjʊləm
spiculum
ˈspɪkjʊləm
tenaculum
tɪˈnækjʊləm
tuberculum
tjʊˈbɜːkjʊləm
Tusculum
ˈtʌskjʊləm
vinculum
ˈvɪŋkjʊləm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIVERTICULUM

diversionist
diversity
diversly
divert
diverter
divertibility
divertible
diverticula
diverticular
diverticular disease
diverticulate
diverticulitis
diverticulosis
divertimenti
divertimento
diverting
divertingly
divertisement
divertissement
divertive

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIVERTICULUM

acetabulum
alternative curriculum
animalculum
Basic Curriculum
core curriculum
endoplasmic reticulum
frenulum
furculum
infundibulum
National Curriculum
pendulum
receptaculum
suboperculum
supernaculum
sustentaculum
tentaculum
umbraculum
vasculum
vestibulum
vibraculum

Synonyms and antonyms of diverticulum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «diverticulum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIVERTICULUM

Find out the translation of diverticulum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of diverticulum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «diverticulum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

憩室
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

divertículo
570 millions of speakers

English

diverticulum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

diverticulum
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رتج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выпячивание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

divertículo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

diverticulum
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

diverticule
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Diverticulum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Divertikel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

憩室
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

게실
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Diverticulum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

diverticulum
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

diverticulum
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डायव्हर्टिकुलम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

divertikül
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

diverticolo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uchyłki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

випинання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

diverticul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκκόλπωμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

diverticulum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

divertikel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

diverticulum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of diverticulum

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIVERTICULUM»

The term «diverticulum» is normally little used and occupies the 116.281 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIVERTICULUM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «diverticulum» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «diverticulum» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about diverticulum

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIVERTICULUM»

Discover the use of diverticulum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to diverticulum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Adult and Pediatric Urology
Calyceal Diverticulum and Hydrocalyx The calyceal diverticulum and the hydrocalyx are two entities related by the narrowness of their communication with the collecting system. Whereas in the former, there is no associated functioning renal ...
Jay Young Gillenwater, 2002
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Atlas of Head & Neck Surgery--otolaryngology
PHARYNGEAL. POUCHES. (ZENKER'S. DIVERTICULUM). This procedure involves posterior herniation of the hypopharyngeal mucosa between the transverse fibers of the cricopharyngeal muscle and the oblique fibers of the inferior ...
Byron J. Bailey, 2001
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Urologic Pathology
Urethral Diverticulum 117. Couseller VS. Urethral diverticulum in the female: A clinical study. Am / Obstet Gynecol. 1949:57:231. 1 18. Rocchi A. Diverticulo de uretra en una nina recien nacida. Rev Argent Urol. 1955:24:723. 119. Wharton LR ...
Robert O. Petersen, I. Sesterhenn, Charles J. Davis, 2009
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Gastroenterological Endoscopy
Diverticula Meckel's diverticulum (Fig. 49.11) is a vestigial remnant of the omphalomesenteric duct and is the most frequent malformation in the gastrointestinal tract. It is present in approximately 2% of the population and is three to four times ...
Meinhard Classen, Guido N. J. Tytgat, 2011
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General Thoracic Surgery
An esophageal diverticulum is an epithelium-lined blindpouch arising from the esophagus.Therearetwocategories:pulsiondiverticulaandtractiondi- verticula. Pulsion result from transmural pressure gradients that developfrom within the ...
Thomas W. Shields, Joseph LoCicero, Carolyn E. Reed, 2009
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Female Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery
This procedure is safe only for a distal diverticulum (a). The urethra is incised from the meatus to the mouth of the diverticulum (b) and the edges of the diverticulum and urethra are spatulated to the vaginal mucosa. thra (Fig. 22.4). Although ...
Stuart L. Stanton, Philippe Zimmern, 2002
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Human Malformations and Related Anomalies
25.6 Meckel Diverticulum Meckel diverticulum is a dilated proximal segment of the omphalomesenteric (vitelline) duct that is contiguous with the distal ileum. The diverticulum may appear as a pouch on the antimesenteric margin of the ileum.
Roger E. Stevenson Director, Judith G. Hall Professor of Pediatrics University of British Columbia, 2005
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Difficult Decisions in Thoracic Surgery: An Evidence-Based ...
1992; 127:585–587. 21. Reznik SI, Rice TW,MurthySC, Mason DP, Apperson- Hansen C, Blackstone EH. Assessment of a patho- physiology-directed treatment for symptomatic epiphrenic diverticulum. Dis Esophagus. 2007;20: 320–327. 22.
Mark K. Ferguson, 2011
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Mastery of Cardiothoracic Surgery
After removal of the diverticulum, the mucosal and muscular layers are closed with interrupted sutures. The closure may be tested for leak by air insufflation and distal occlusion, (n. = nerve.) 23 Lung Transplantation Survival by 3-year era 375  ...
Larry R. Kaiser, Irving L. Kron, Thomas L. Spray, 2007
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Pearls and Pitfalls in Abdominal Imaging: Pseudotumors, ...
An epiphrenic diverticulum can mimic a hiatal hernia at CT (Figures 6.1 and 6.2) [ 1]. Importance Misdiagnosis of an epiphrenic diverticulum as a hiatal hernia is unlikely to have serious consequences, but might result in a missed opportunity to ...
Fergus V. Coakley, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIVERTICULUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term diverticulum is used in the context of the following news items.
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Letter: My wish for a MRCP program at LaGrange hospital
With MRCP the accuracy is amazing, and shadows of bone do not block sound waves and (are) able to visualize stones, diverticulum of gook, ... «LaGrange Daily News, Jul 15»
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A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to Surgery
Not only was she able to explain that my problem had been caused by a Meckel's diverticulum, she was even able to pull up an image taken by ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
3
Sleaford People: 'Town is a sleeping giant'
The experts suspected a condition called Meckel's Diverticulum and the prognosis was bleak. As I left him in the hands of the operating ... «Sleaford Target, Jun 15»
4
Pancreatic and biliary obstruction years after retention of a …
Interestingly, after the discovery of his intraluminal duodenal diverticulum, we searched and found that our patient presented a number of ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jun 15»
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Actemra for RA Safe for Long-Term Use
... by male sex, higher Steinbrocker functional capacity classification, complications, a medical history of diverticulum, amyloidosis, or GI ulcers, ... «MedPage Today, Jun 15»
6
Gut feelings: Diverticulitis
It was caused by a broken blood vessel in the wall of a diverticulum. ... When an infected diverticulum bursts, bacteria can spread throughout ... «Enid News & Eagle, May 15»
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Jejunal obstruction due to a variant of transmesocolic hernia: a rare …
Wu SY, Ho MH, Hsu SD. Meckel's diverticulum incarcerated in a transmesocolic internal hernia. World J Gastroenterol. 2014; 20(37):13615-9. «BMC Blogs Network, May 15»
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The Adventures of Uterus Man: That's Improbable!
Stories about the extraction of a tooth with "audio analgesia" and a toothpick perforation of a colon diverticulum are included in this week's ... «MedPage Today, May 15»
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RLQ Abdominal Pain in Two-Year-Old: Worse than a Tummy Ache
... pain in a toddler are torsion of the testis/ovary, bowel obstruction, intussusception and inflammation or perforation of Meckel's diverticulum. «MedPage Today, Apr 15»
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Three-day Endocon concludes
Management of complex conditions like Zenkers Diverticulum, Lassero scope demo, Intraductal ultrasonography was performed. Solution for ... «The Hindu, Apr 15»

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