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diverticulitis

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for diverticulitis.

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The CT is to rule out diverticulitis and in my case, since the pain was located in my lower right abdomen, appendicitis.

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Quick take

(medicine, pathology) An infection of the diverticulum.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of diverticulitis gathered in one view.

noun

(medicine, pathology) An infection of the diverticulum.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for diverticulitis.

noun

(medicine, pathology) An infection of the diverticulum.

Example sentences

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The CT is to rule out diverticulitis and in my case, since the pain was located in my lower right abdomen, appendicitis.

2

Poor tensile strength of connective tissue is associated with skin tears, diverticulitis, impaired wound healing, emphysema.

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We see colon cancers and diverticulitis in people in their 30’s and even late 20’s nowadays.

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Later, due to the recurring diverticulitis, I had elective surgery to remove the problematic section of my colon.

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For example we aren’t particularly sure why diseases like diverticulitis occur in certain populations and not others.

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If you’re backed up sort of often you should beware of diverticulitis.

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I'll also bet that Ammous ends up with diverticulitis within 10 years if his description of his diet is correct.

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Two months ago it helped me accurately identify a gastrointestinal diverticulitis-type issue, find the right medication for it (metronidazole), which fixed the issue for good.

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What about worse inflammation like IBS, IBD, Crohn's disease and diverticulitis?

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And of other things, like hemorrhoids, diverticulitis or an abscess.

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Pancreatic disease.[7] Inflammatory bowel disease, diverticulitis, irritable bowel syndrome.

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New guidelines suggest not using antibiotics in uncomplicated diverticulitis.

Quote examples

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But I also wanted to give you "civilian" perspective (in my case, it was most likely a mild episode of diverticulitis, though my initial concern was a kidney stone).

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Quickly, I receive a diagnosis of "Diverticulitis".

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When she pointed out the second thing his response was an exclamation that "it is a thing though!" She had a previous diagnosis (on record, with him) of diverticulosis and the thing he thought might be her period syncing was a diverticulitis flareup.

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On the plus side, it would've coached me towards Diverticulitis with a "Call 911 and go to the emergency room now" which would've led me to the right place/right conclusion (at one point when I was in pain, I'd thought I'd sleep on it but decided against it -- lucky for me, I didn't and went right to the hospital...

Proper noun examples

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Diverticulitis is pretty rare in Asia (and Africa for that matter) and fairly common in the West.

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(CEA is elevated in 19% of smokers and only 3% of the non-smoking healthy population.) Diverticulitis.

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Diverticulitis, gout, hyperlipidemia, halitosis,...

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use diverticulitis in a sentence?

The CT is to rule out diverticulitis and in my case, since the pain was located in my lower right abdomen, appendicitis.

What does diverticulitis mean?

(medicine, pathology) An infection of the diverticulum.

What part of speech is diverticulitis?

diverticulitis is commonly used as noun.