Meanings
adjectivediverticular (not comparable)
- not comparableanatomyOf 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
Translations
Finnish divertikkeli-, umpipussi-
- divertikkeli-of or pertaining to the diverticulum
- umpipussi-of or pertaining to the diverticulum
Italian diverticolare
- diverticolareof or pertaining to the diverticulum
Spanish diverticular
- diverticularof or pertaining to the diverticulum
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with diverticular
particularcurricularventricularperpendicularvehiculartesticularextracurricularfolliculararticularvesicularlenticularreticularauricularfunicularnavicularcuticularextravehicularradicularcocurricularacromioclavicularcanalicularsupraclavicularacicularorbicular
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
diverticular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diverticular
MLA
“diverticular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diverticular. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diverticular,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diverticular.
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