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Lint: diverticular-disease

Latin
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"diverticular disease: overarching term for any entity involving diverticula including diverticulosis, diverticulitis, diverticular haemorrhage, etc"

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Acronyms
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"Outpouchings of GI tract result in blind-ended diverticula in communication with the lumen of the gastrointestinal system. They most commonly occur within the sigmoid colon, although may arise anywhere from the oral cavity to the anal verge (although rectal or anal diverticula are very rare 4):"

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List Caps
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"Meckel diverticulum"

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"Meckel diverticulitis"

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There Is
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"There is overlap in terms used to describe the pathologies associated with colonic diverticula 6:"

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