See Also: Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Diverticula(medicine)
Diverticula(health)
pancreatic diverticula(medicine)
colonic diverticula(medicine)
diverticula of colon(medicine)
oesophageal diverticula(medicine)
oesophageal ulceration or diverticula(medicine)
diverticula of ampulla of ductus deferens(medicine)
diverticula ampullae ductus deferentis(medicine)

Diverticula (medicine)


diverticula


The plural of diverticulum. As a person ages, pressure within the large intestine (colon) causes pockets of tissue (sacs) that push out from the colon walls. A small bulging sac pushing outward from the colon wall is a diverticulum. Diverticula can occur throughout the colon but are most common near the end of the left side of the colon, the sigmoid colon.