Presence of a number of diverticula of the intestine, common in middle age; the lesions are acquired pulsion diverticula.
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di·ver·tic·u·lo·sis -'lō-səs n, pl -lo·ses -.sēz an intestinal condition characterized by the presence of diverticula in the colon that is typically symptomless but may be marked by symptoms (as bleeding or constipation)
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n.
a condition in which diverticula exist in a segment of the intestine without evidence of inflammation (compare diverticulitis).
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di·ver·tic·u·lo·sis (di″vər-tik″u-loґsis) the presence of diverticula, particularly of colonic diverticula, in the absence of inflammation. Cf. diverticulitis.Medical dictionary. 2011.