inflammation of a diverticulum in the digestive tract (especially the colon); characterized by painful abdominal cramping and fever and constipation
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diverticulitis::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | inflammation, redness, rubor |
Examples of diverticulitis
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The new study demonstrated changes for nonperforating diverticulitis as well.
From the sciencedaily.com
Adhesions can also form after infections in the bowel such as diverticulitis.
From the sciencedaily.com
He also has diverticulitis, an intestinal problem that can cause severe pain.
From the freep.com
Her husband, Donald, was having a painful bout of diverticulitis and couldn't speak.
From the tennessean.com
Complicated cases of diverticulitis result in abscess formation and require surgery.
From the tennessean.com
He was diagnosed with diverticulitis, a digestive disease caused by an infected colon.
From the ocregister.com
My husband is 70 years old, is 6 feet tall, weighs 145 pounds and has diverticulitis.
From the suntimes.com
I have been diagnosed with diverticulitis and can't eat nuts, corn and foods with seeds.
From the suntimes.com
Diverticulitis is a bacterial infection at the base of the diverticulum.
From the cnn.com
- Inflammation of a diverticulum in the digestive tract (especially the colon); characterized by painful abdominal cramping and fever and constipation
- Diverticulitis is a common digestive disease particularly found in the large intestine. Diverticulitis develops from diverticulosis, which involves the formation of pouches (diverticula) on the outside of the colon. Diverticulitis results if one of these diverticula becomes inflamed.
- Condition that occurs when small pouches in the colon (diverticula) become infected or irritated.
- Inflammation of the colon that occurs in the region of existing diverticulosis. This results in intense pain associated with fever, constipation or diarrhea. ...
- A condition in which diverticula become inflamed.
- Inflammation or outpouching of sac arising from the bowel wall.
- A digestive disorder in which abnormal pouches form in the walls of the intestine and become inflamed.
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