"diverticulosis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: diverticuloses [plural]
Etymology: From diverticula + -osis. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|diverticula|osis}} diverticula + -osis Head templates: {{en-noun|~|diverticuloses}} diverticulosis (countable and uncountable, plural diverticuloses)
  1. (pathology) The condition of having diverticula, or small pouches, formed along the mucosa of the colon. Wikipedia link: diverticulosis Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: pseudodiverticulosis Related terms: diverticulitis Translations (pathological condition): divertikulóza [feminine] (Czech), umpipussitauti (Finnish), divertikuloosi (Finnish), diverticulose [feminine] (French), Divertikulose [feminine] (German), 大腸憩室症 (daichōkeishitsushō) (Japanese), 게실증 (gesiljeung) (Korean), diverticulosis [feminine] (Spanish)

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