Definition of "diverticula" [diverticula]

• Plural of diverticulum. (noun)

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• "These pouches are known as diverticula, a name which is derived from the word “diverted”."
• "It is a gastro-intestinal disorder, which is characterized by the inflammation of pouches called diverticula on the outside of the colon."
• "Yet diverticulosis, a condition in which small sacs, called diverticula, form in the colon, affects about half of people over the age of 60."