DIVERTICULITIS - Definition

Pronunciation:		`dIvur`tikyû'lItis
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] inflammation of a diverticulum in the digestive tract (especially the colon); characterized by painful abdominal cramping and fever and constipation

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	See Also:	inflammation, redness, rubor

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Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	An inflammation of the diverticula, which can cause extreme pain and sometimes fever. Diverticulitis is inflammation and complications involving diverticula, the small pouches formed at weak points in the muscular coat of the intestinal tract.