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diverticula +‎ -osis

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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[1], →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.

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From divertículo +‎ -osis.

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

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diverticulosis f (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) diverticulosis

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