diverticulum; abnormal pouch in an organ
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diverticulum; abnormal pouch/sac formed in an organ
formalA medical term referring to a pouch or sac that protrudes from the wall of a hollow organ, such as the colon (肠憩室), esophagus (食管憩室), or bladder (膀胱憩室), often resulting from a congenital abnormality or acquired weakness in the organ wall. Can cause inflammation or other complications.
Cháng肠
qì憩
shì室
zài在
lǎo老
nián年
rén人
zhōng中
bǐ比
jiào较
cháng常
jiàn见
。
Colonic diverticula are relatively common in the elderly.
Tā他
bèi被
zhěn诊
duàn断
chū出
huàn患
yǒu有
shí食
guǎn管
qì憩
shì室
。
He was diagnosed with an esophageal diverticulum.
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Qì憩
shì室
yán炎
shì是
qì憩
shì室
zuì最
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
bìng并
fā发
zhèng症
。
Diverticulitis is the most common complication of diverticula.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
xiān先
tiān天
xìng性
qì憩
shì室
zài在
tāi胎
ér儿
shí时
qī期
jiù就
yǐ已
xíng形
chéng成
。
This congenital diverticulum was already formed during the fetal period.