diverticulitis
nounHow to pronounce diverticulitis:
Definition of diverticulitis:
- diverticulitis (noun):
- inflammation of a diverticulum
- noun. inflammation of a diverticulum in the digestive tract (especially the colon); characterized by painful abdominal cramping and fever and constipation.
Synonyms for diverticulitis:
redness
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Here are some other common 6-syllable words.
- adorability
- indefatigable
- conventionally
- phantasmagorical
- adoptability
- technologically
- internationally
- organizational
- unconstitutional
- dependability
- salutatorian
- conciliatory
- adjustability
- misinterpretation
- nonprofessional
- extraterrestrial
- maladministration
- deuteranopia
- thermolability
- institutionalise
- acetaminophen
- overemotional
- periodically
- higgledy-piggledy
- antediluvian
- amicability
- familiarity
- disproportionate
- superiority
- electroreceptor
- ergonomically
- theoretically
- autobiography
- uneconomical
- actualization
- microdistillation
- antero-lateral
- institutionalized
- compartmentalizing
- methodological
- unovercomable
- vulnerability
- absorptiometry
- acrobatically
- anthropomorphism
- familiarism
- megalomania
- lactose-intolerant
- believability
- octogenarian
- … more
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