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diverticulosis

diverticulosis

1 9.9
A condition where small pouches form in the colon wall, often without symptoms
  • noun
  • /ˌdaɪvɜrˌtɪkjʊˈloʊsɪs/
  • Specialized
: diverticulosis
  • In other studies, getting adequate dietary fiber has been shown to lower cholesterol as well as the risk of heart disease, diabetes, diverticulosis, and obesity, and to protect against cancer through a variety of mechanisms, including providing food for beneficial bacteria in the gut.

And part of the challenge with knowing is that people who have this issue, diverticulosis, they don't have symptoms.

Examples

  • A 38-year-old man with tracheomegaly, tracheal diverticulosis, and bronchiectasis. Chest 2001; 120(3): 1018-20.

    Academic text (2008)

  • You've heard of diverticulosis and diverticulitis, right?

  • And part of the challenge with knowing is that people who have this issue, diverticulosis, they don't have symptoms.

    ZOE

  • Many older adults develop diverticulosis without even realizing it, as it often has no symptoms.

  • A doctor may discover diverticulosis during a routine check-up or imaging test.

  • To manage diverticulosis, it's important to maintain a high-fiber diet and stay hydrated.

How Symptomatic

diverticulitis
  • Specialized
5 8.3
diverticulosis
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Surface Forms

diverticulosis singular
diverticuloses plural

Morphology

diverticulosis = diverticulum (semi-transparent) = diverticul + osis

The formation uses a medical combining form plus the suffix '-osis' to indicate a condition, which is clear to those familiar with medical terms but not fully transparent to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Diverticulosis comes from diverticulum, a word for a small pouch that is related to divert, 'to turn aside', and the ending -osis, 'condition'. So diverticulosis is the condition of having many small pouches in the colon.