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Diverticle

Diverticle \Di*ver"ti*cle\, n. [L. diverticulum, deverticulum, a bypath, fr. divertere to turn away.]

  1. A turning; a byway; a bypath. [Obs.]
    --Hales.

  2. (Anat.) A diverticulum.

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diverticle

n. 1 (context obsolete English) A turning; a byway. 2 (context anatomy obsolete English) A diverticulum.