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Definition of Diverticular
1. a. Pertaining to a diverticulum.
Definition of Diverticular
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the diverticulum ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Diverticular
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Diverticular
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Diverticular
Literary usage of Diverticular
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diseases of the digestive organs: With Special Reference to Their Diagnosis by Charles Dettie Aaron (1921)
"The so-called diverticular sounds are constructed with this object in view. ...
diverticular sound. (Starck.) nary stomach tube, with a peculiar end-piece ..."
2. Oxford Loose-leaf Surgery by F. F. Burghard, Allen Buckner Kanavel (1919)
"In diverticular disease, when distal obstruction exists, >t is advisable to make
a proximal colostomy in addition. The ultimate prognosis in these cases is ..."
3. Digestive Diseases of the U. S.: Epidemiology and Impact edited by James E. Everhart (1994)
"diverticular disease is an emerging medical problem in the aging ... Current data
from Europe show the prevalence of diverticular disease in those older ..."
4. Intestinal obstruction: Its Varieties with Their Pathology, Diagnosis, and by Frederick Treves (1884)
"Strangulation over a diverticular band.—In this form a loop of intestine is thrown
over a tightly drawn diverticular band as a shawl is thrown over the arm. ..."
5. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1912)
"Thus, of these 27 cases based on diverticular infections, all presented masses
of the large intestine, all occurred in the middle or the late period of life ..."
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