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

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