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diverticuloses

diverticuloses is the plural of diverticulosis.

Meaning of diverticulosis

Noun

diverticulosis (countable and uncountable, plural diverticuloses)

  1. The condition of having diverticula, or small pouches, formed along the mucosa of the colon.
    • Unless the pouches are discovered in the course of an unrelated exam, like a colonoscopy, most people with diverticulosis don’t know they have it.2019 October 28, Jane E. Brody, “Fiber in Fruits and Grains Protects Against Diverticulitis”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Questions about diverticuloses

What is diverticuloses the plural of?
Diverticuloses is the plural of diverticulosis.

Words near diverticuloses in the dictionary

  1. diverticuli
  2. diverticulites
  3. diverticulitis
  4. diverticulopexies
  5. diverticulopexy
  6. diverticuloses
  7. diverticulosis
  8. diverticulum
  9. diverticulums
  10. divertimenti
  11. divertimento

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