A small pouch or sac that branches off from the main canal or tube in a body structure, similar to a diverticulum.
From Latin 'diverticulum' (a bypath, a turning aside) + the diminutive or variant '-icle' suffix. This is a less common variant of 'diverticulum' used in medical terminology.
Your colon probably has tiny diverticles forming right now—as you age, the pressure inside your digestive tract creates these little pouches, and sometimes they get infected, causing intense pain.
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