diverticulosis

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

  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.

Origin of diverticulosis

1
First recorded in 1915–20; diverticul(um) + -osis

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British Dictionary definitions for diverticulosis

diverticulosis

/ (ˌdaɪvəˌtɪkjʊˈləʊsɪs) /

noun

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

Origin of diverticulosis

1
from New Latin, from diverticulum + -osis

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Scientific definitions for diverticulosis

diverticulosis

[ dī′vûr-tĭk′yə-lō′sĭs ]

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

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