diverticulosis
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.
Derived terms
- pseudodiverticulosis
Translations
pathological condition
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See also
Spanish
Etymology
divertículo + -osis
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dibeɾtikuˈlosis/ [d̪i.β̞eɾ.t̪i.kuˈlo.sis]
- Rhymes: -osis
- Syllabification: di‧ver‧ti‧cu‧lo‧sis
Further reading
- “diverticulosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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