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diverticulitis

diverticulitis noun: an infection of the diverticulum.

Noun

diverticulitis (usually uncountable, plural diverticulites)

  1. (usually) An infection of the diverticulum.
    • He had a slight fever and thought he had appendicitis. So did his doctor, who sent him to the emergency room, where an M.R.I. revealed not appendicitis but diverticulitis, an infection in an outpouching of his colon he never knew he had.2019 October 28, Jane E. Brody, “Fiber in Fruits and Grains Protects Against Diverticulitis”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

diverticulitis meaning in Tamil

diverticulitis in Tamil

பதுங்கழல்

Forms of diverticulitis

pluraldiverticulites

Questions about diverticulitis

What does diverticulitis mean?
Diverticulitis means an infection of the diverticulum.
What is diverticulitis in Tamil?
Diverticulitis in Tamil is பதுங்கழல். See Diverticulitis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is diverticulitis?
Diverticulitis is a noun.
What is the plural of diverticulitis?
The plural of diverticulitis is diverticulites.

Words near diverticulitis in the dictionary

  1. diverticulated
  2. diverticulectomies
  3. diverticulectomy
  4. diverticuli
  5. diverticulites
  6. diverticulitis
  7. diverticulopexies
  8. diverticulopexy
  9. diverticuloses
  10. diverticulosis
  11. diverticulum

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