Diverticle

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Diverticle \Di*ver"ti*cle\, n. [L. diverticulum, deverticulum, a
     bypath, fr. divertere to turn away.]
     1. A turning; a byway; a bypath. [Obs.] --Hales.
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     2. (Anat.) A diverticulum.


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