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diverticulum

DEFINITIONS OF: diverticulum

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n a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon)

Types:
Meckel's diverticulum
a congenital diverticulum in the ileum resulting from incomplete closure of the yolk sac
Type of:
hernia, herniation
rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
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