Western University of Health Sciences

Matt Wedel

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This is not 'Nam. This is Latin. There are rules.

The term for a small growth off an organ or body is *diverticulum*,
singular, or *diverticula*, plural. There are no *diverticulae* or God
forbid *diverticuli*, no matter what you might read in some papers.
Diverticuli is a word -- it's the genitive form of diverticulum. But
I've never seen it used that way in an anatomy or paleo paper.
Diverticuli and diverticulae as alt-plurals for diverticulum are
abominations that must be stomped out with extreme prejudice. If you
want to get cute with alternative spellings,
[Wiktionary](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/diverticulum) says you can
use deverticulum. Wiktionary does not warn you that you will be mocked
for doing so, but it is true nonetheless.

Stop jacking up straightforward anatomical terms, authors who should
know better.

Here's a swan. Unlike diverticuli and diverticulae, this unlikely
morphology is real.

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Diverticulum, diverticula