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diverticulanoun
Plural form of diverticulum.
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diverticula
In medicine or biology, a diverticulum is an outpouching of a hollow (or a fluid-filled) structure in the body. Depending upon which layers of the structure are involved, diverticula are described as being either true or false.In medicine, the term usually implies the structure is not normally present, but in embryology, the term is used for some normal structures arising from others, as for instance the thyroid diverticulum, which arises from the tongue.The word comes from Latin dīverticulum, "bypath" or "byway".
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Diverticula
of Diverticulum
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Diverticula
Diverticula is an anatomical term for a set of organs which are visible from the outside on a group of sea slugs known as nudibranchs, which are marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs. These diverticula are located within the cerata of a nudibranch and they are parts of the digestive gland of the animal. Because the nudibranch's skin is translucent, the contents of the diverticula are easily visible; this means that the nudibranch automatically takes on the exact colour of whatever substrate and food source it is living on and feeding on. Because of this, visually the animal blends perfectly with its environment, providing excellent camouflage. The diverticula are also important because they pass any intact nematocysts along to the tips of the cerata, where these stinging cells are then available to defend the nudibranch against predation.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of diverticula in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of diverticula in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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