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diverticulitis vs. diverticulosis

[ dahy-ver-tik-yuh-lahy-tis ]
noun
  1. inflammation of one or more diverticula, characterized by abdominal pain, fever, and changes in bowel movements.
[ dahy-ver-tik-yuh-loh-sis ]
noun
  1. the presence of saclike herniations of the mucosal layer of the colon through the muscular wall, common among older persons and usually producing no symptoms except occasional rectal bleeding.

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