diverticulitis
| Noun | 1. | diverticulitis - inflammation of a diverticulum in the digestive tract (especially the colon); characterized by painful abdominal cramping and fever and constipation |
| Pronunciation: (dy-vur-tik-yoo-LY-tis) A condition that occurs when small pouches in the colon (diverticula) become infected or irritated. Also called left-sided appendicitis. |  |