- intestinal diverticulum
- a diverticulum in the wall of the intestine, with protrusion of mucous membrane through a defect in the muscular coat.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
intestinal diverticulum
Look at other dictionaries:
Intestinal pseudoobstruction — Classification and external resources ICD 9 560.89 OMIM 155310 DiseasesDB … Wikipedia
Intestinal atresia — Classification and external resources ICD 10 Q41, Q42 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
Intestinal malrotation — Classification and external resources ICD 10 Q43.3 ICD 9 751.4 … Wikipedia
diverticulum — diverticular, adj. /duy veuhr tik yeuh leuhm/, n., pl. diverticula / leuh/. Anat. a blind, tubular sac or process branching off from a canal or cavity, esp. an abnormal, saclike herniation of the mucosal layer through the muscular wall of the… … Universalium
Meckel's diverticulum — Classification and external resources Meckel s diverticulum ICD 10 C … Wikipedia
Alexis Littré — (July 21, 1658 February 3, 1726) was a French physician and anatomist. He studied medicine in Montpellier and Paris. In 1691, he received his doctorate from the University of Paris. In 1699, he became a member of the Académie des Sciences.In… … Wikipedia
peridiverticulitis — Inflammation of the tissues around an intestinal diverticulum. * * * peri·di·ver·tic·u·li·tis (per″e di″vər tik″u liґtis) inflammation of structures around a diverticulum of the intestine … Medical dictionary
appendix — 1. SYN: appendage. 2. [TA] A wormlike intestinal diverticulum extending from the blind end of the cecum; it varies in length and ends in a blind extremity. SYN: a. vermiformis [TA], a. ceci, processus vermiformis, vermiform appendage, vermiform … Medical dictionary
mesenteriolum — A small mesentery, as one of an intestinal diverticulum. SYN: mesoenteriolum. [Mod. L. dim. of mesenterium, mesentery] m. processus vermiformis SYN: mesoappendix. * * * mes·en·teri·o·lum .mez ən .ter ē ō ləm, .mes ən tə rī ə ləm n … Medical dictionary
digestive system disease — Introduction any of the diseases that affect the human digestive tract. Such disorders may affect the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine (colon), pancreas, liver, or biliary tract. A prevalent disorder of the digestive… … Universalium
