diverticulosis
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English
Etymology
diverticula + -osis
Noun
diverticulosis (countable and uncountable, plural diverticuloses)
- (pathology) The condition of having diverticula, or small pouches, formed along the mucosa of the colon.
- 2019 October 28, Jane E. Brody, “Fiber in Fruits and Grains Protects Against Diverticulitis”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- Unless the pouches are discovered in the course of an unrelated exam, like a colonoscopy, most people with diverticulosis don’t know they have it.
Derived terms
Translations
pathological condition
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See also
Further reading
- “diverticulosis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Spanish
Etymology
From divertículo + -osis.
Pronunciation
Noun
diverticulosis f (uncountable)
Further reading
- “diverticulosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014