#diverticulum a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon)
supertype: hernia__herniation rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
subtype: Meckel's_diverticulum a congenital diverticulum in the ileum resulting from incomplete closure of the yolk sac
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