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diverticulosis

[ dahy-ver-tik-yuh-loh-sis ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. the presence of saclike herniations of the mucosal layer of the colon through the muscular wall, common among older persons and usually producing no symptoms except occasional rectal bleeding.


diverticulosis

/ ˌdaɪvəˌtɪkjʊˈləʊsɪs /

noun

  1. pathol the presence of several diverticula, esp in the intestines
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diverticulosis

/ dī′vûr-tĭk′yə-lōsĭs /

  1. A condition characterized by the presence of numerous diverticula in the colon.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of diverticulosis1

First recorded in 1915–20; diverticul(um) + -osis
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Word History and Origins

Origin of diverticulosis1

from New Latin, from diverticulum + -osis
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