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UK
/daɪvˌɜːtɪkjʊlˈaɪtɪs/
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NOUN
- inflammation of a diverticulum in the digestive tract (especially the colon); characterized by painful abdominal cramping and fever and constipation
How To Use diverticulitis In A Sentence
- Food sensitive colitis should be considered in infants and ischaemic colitis, diverticulitis, and colonic tumours in adults.
- Diverticulitis occurs when small pouches in the lining of the large intestine become inflamed. The Sun
- He was diagnosed with diverticulitis, though this doesn't seem to account for the pain. The Sun
- The statement says that doctors detected pain in his lower left abdomen and that an X-ray showed a digestive condition common in older people, known as diverticulitis. SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter
- In addition people who have any chronic conditions that affect the gastrointestinal tract, such as duodenal ulcers, oesophageal reflux, spastic colitis, diverticulitis, or diverticulitis, should not take yellow dock. ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds
- My mum, who is 80, is having an operation for chronic diverticulitis. The Sun
- These can become infected, triggering inflammation, called diverticulitis, and cause pain, fever and constipation. The lowdown on colon health
- I have seen positive tests in either leg in regional enteritis, and in the left leg in colonic diverticulitis.
- Fortunately, most people with diverticulosis never develop diverticulitis.
- It's probably diverticulitis - inflammation of a pocket of your gut. The Sun
