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diverticular

diverticular adjective: of or pertaining to the diverticulum.

Adjective

diverticular (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the diverticulum.
    • In an earlier study among nearly 44,000 male health professionals, fiber from fruit and vegetables, but not cereal, was linked to a reduced risk of diverticular disease.2019 October 28, Jane E. Brody, “Fiber in Fruits and Grains Protects Against Diverticulitis”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

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Questions about diverticular

What does diverticular mean?
Diverticular means of or pertaining to the diverticulum.
What part of speech is diverticular?
Diverticular is an adjective.

Words near diverticular in the dictionary

  1. divertible
  2. diverticle
  3. diverticles
  4. diverticula
  5. diverticulae
  6. diverticular
  7. diverticulate
  8. diverticulated
  9. diverticulectomies
  10. diverticulectomy
  11. diverticuli

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