DIVERTICULOSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does diverticulosis mean? 

• DIVERTICULOSIS (noun)
  The noun DIVERTICULOSIS has 1 sense:

1. presence of multiple diverticula in the walls of the colon

  Familiarity information: DIVERTICULOSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIVERTICULOSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Presence of multiple diverticula in the walls of the colon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("diverticulosis" is a kind of...):

pathology (any deviation from a healthy or normal condition)

 Context examples 

If you have these pouches, you have a condition called diverticulosis.

(Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Representative examples include infections, ulcers, cirrhosis, and diverticulosis.

(Non-Neoplastic Gastrointestinal Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

There are many possible causes of GI bleeding, including hemorrhoids, peptic ulcers, tears or inflammation in the esophagus, diverticulosis and diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, colonic polyps, or cancer in the colon, stomach or esophagus.

(Gastrointestinal Bleeding, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Diverticulosis is often found through tests ordered for something else.

(Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Most people with diverticulosis don't have symptoms.

(Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)