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diverticulosis
[ dahy-ver-tik-yuh-loh-sis ]
noun
- the presence of saclike herniations of the mucosal layer of the colon through the muscular wall, common among older persons and usually producing no symptoms except occasional rectal bleeding.
diverticulosis
/ ˌ岹ɪəˌɪʊˈəʊɪ /
noun
- pathol the presence of several diverticula, esp in the intestines
diverticulosis
/ ī′vû-ĭ′yə-ō′ĭ /
- A condition characterized by the presence of numerous diverticula in the colon.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of diverticulosis1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of diverticulosis1
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In an interview with The Associated Press in January, Francis said the diverticulosis, or bulges in his intestinal wall, that prompted that surgery had returned.
In an interview with The Associated Press in January, Francis said the diverticulosis, or bulges in his intestinal wall, that prompted the 2021 surgery, had returned.
But in a Jan. 24 interview with The Associated Press, Francis said his diverticulosis, or bulges in the intestinal wall, had “returned.”
But in a Jan. 24 interview with The Associated Press, Francis said the diverticulosis, or bulges in his intestinal wall, had “returned.”
He said soon after that he had recovered fully and could eat normally, but in a Jan. 24 interview with The Associated Press said the diverticulosis, or bulges in his intestinal wall, had “returned.”
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