different between adhesion vs diverticulitis

English

Alternative forms

• adhæsion (obsolete)

Etymology

From French adhésion, from Latin stem of adhaesio, from past participle of adhaerare.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i???n

Noun

adhesion (usually uncountable, plural adhesions)

1. The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
2. Persistent attachment or loyalty.
3. An agreement to adhere.
4. (medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
5. (biochemistry) The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.
6. The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.

Antonyms

• cohesion

Derived terms

Related terms

• adhesive

Translations

Anagrams

• Noahides

English

Noun

diverticulitis (usually uncountable, plural diverticulites)

1. (medicine, pathology) An infection of the diverticulum.

Translations

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /di.v??.ti.ku?li.tis/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /di.b?r.ti.ku?li.tis/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /di.ve?.ti.ku?li.tis/

Noun

diverticulitis f (plural diverticulitis)

1. (pathology) diverticulitis

Related terms

• diverticle

Further reading

• “diverticulitis” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “diverticulitis” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Spanish

Etymology

divertículo +? -itis

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dibe?tiku?litis/, [d?i.??e?.t?i.ku?li.t?is]
• Rhymes: -itis
• Hyphenation: di?ver?ti?cu?li?tis

Noun

diverticulitis f (uncountable)

1. (pathology) diverticulitis

Related terms

• diverticulosis

Further reading

• “diverticulitis” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.