diverticulosis

English

Etymology

diverticula + -osis

Noun

diverticulosis (countable and uncountable, plural diverticuloses)

  1. (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

  • pseudodiverticulosis

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Spanish

Etymology

From divertículo + -osis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dibeɾtikuˈlosis/ [d̪i.β̞eɾ.t̪i.kuˈlo.sis]
  • Rhymes: -osis
  • Syllabification: di‧ver‧ti‧cu‧lo‧sis

Noun

diverticulosis f (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) diverticulosis

Further reading

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