Peridiverticulitis
peridiverticulitis per·i·di·ver·tic·u·li·tis (pěr’ĭ-dī’vûr-tĭk’yə-lī’tĭs)
n.
Inflammation of the tissues surrounding an intestinal diverticulum.
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