DIVERTICULITIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does diverticulitis mean? 

• DIVERTICULITIS (noun)
  The noun DIVERTICULITIS has 1 sense:

1. inflammation of a diverticulum in the digestive tract (especially the colon); characterized by painful abdominal cramping and fever and constipation

  Familiarity information: DIVERTICULITIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIVERTICULITIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inflammation of a diverticulum in the digestive tract (especially the colon); characterized by painful abdominal cramping and fever and constipation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("diverticulitis" is a kind of...):

inflammation; redness; rubor (a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat)

 Context examples 

In serious cases, diverticulitis can lead to bleeding, tears, or blockages.

(Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

These sacs can become inflamed and cause a condition called diverticulitis.

(Diverticulosis, NCI Dictionary)

There are many possible causes of GI bleeding, including hemorrhoids, peptic ulcers, tears or inflammation in the esophagus, diverticulosis and diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, colonic polyps, or cancer in the colon, stomach or esophagus.

(Gastrointestinal Bleeding, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

If the pouches become inflamed or infected, you have a condition called diverticulitis.

(Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)