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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DIVERTICULAR

DIVERTICULAR Div `er *tic "u *lar, a. (Anat. )

 

Defn: Pertaining to a diverticulum.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

diverticula

di ver tic u la |ˌdīvərˈtikyələ ˌdaɪvərˈtɪkjələ | plural form of diverticulum.

 

diverticular

di ver tic u lar |ˌdīvərˈtikyələr ˌdaɪvərˈtɪkjələr | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] Medicine of or relating to diverticula.

 

diverticular disease

di ver tic u lar dis ease ▶noun a condition in which muscle spasm in the colon (lower intestine ) in the presence of diverticula causes abdominal pain and disturbance of bowel function without inflammation.

 

Oxford Dictionary

diverticula

di |ver ¦tic |ula |dʌɪvəˈtɪkjʊlə (r )| plural form of diverticulum.

 

diverticular

diverticular |ˌdʌɪvəˈtɪkjʊlə | ▶adjective Medicine relating to diverticula.

 

diverticular disease

di |ver ¦ticu |lar dis |ease ▶noun [ mass noun ] a condition in which muscle spasm in the colon (lower intestine ) in the presence of diverticula causes abdominal pain and disturbance of bowel function without inflammation.