diverticulosis

[ dahy-ver-tik-yuh-loh-sis ]

noun

, Pathology.

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.

diverticulosis

/ ˌdaɪvəˌtɪkjʊˈləʊsɪs /

noun

1. pathol the presence of several diverticula, esp in the intestines

diverticulosis

/ dī′vûr-tĭk′yə-lō′sĭs /

1. A condition characterized by the presence of numerous diverticula in the colon.

Word History and Origins

Origin of diverticulosis¹

First recorded in 1915–20; diverticul(um) + -osis

Word History and Origins

Origin of diverticulosis¹

from New Latin, from diverticulum + -osis