What's the plural form of diverticulitis? Here's the word you're looking for.
Answer
The noun diverticulitis can be countable or uncountable.
In more general, commonly used, contexts, the plural form will also be diverticulitis.
However, in more specific contexts, the plural form can also be diverticulites e.g. in reference to various types of diverticulites
or a collection of diverticulites.
Examples
Colonoscopy revealed diverticulitis and several benign polyps, which were excised.
Possible causes include inflammatory bowel disease or an infection in the colon known as diverticulitis.
I have seen positive tests in either leg in regional enteritis, and in the left leg in colonic diverticulitis.
Fortunately, most people with diverticulosis never develop diverticulitis.
Food sensitive colitis should be considered in infants and ischaemic colitis, diverticulitis, and colonic tumours in adults.
If the diverticulitis is not severe, treatment will be with painkillers, antibiotics, laxatives and dietary advice.
