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diverticulosis

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di⋅ver⋅tic⋅u⋅lo⋅sis

[dahy-ver-tik-yuh-loh-sis]
–noun Pathology.
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:
1915–20; diverticul(um) + -osis
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di·ver·tic·u·lo·sis   (dī'vûr-tĭk'yə-lō'sĭs)   


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n.  A condition characterized by the presence of numerous diverticula in the colon.
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Main Entry: di·ver·tic·u·lo·sis
Pronunciation: -'lO-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural di·ver·tic·u·lo·ses /-"sEz/
: an intestinal disorder characterized by the presence of many diverticula
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diverticulosis di·ver·tic·u·lo·sis (dī'vûr-tĭk'yə-lō'sĭs)
n.
A condition characterized by the presence of numerous diverticula in the colon.

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