prediverticular

prediverticular
pre·di·ver·tic·u·lar (pre-di″vər-tikґu-lər) denoting a condition of thickening of the muscular wall of the colon and increased intraluminal pressure but without herniation of the mucosa, i.e., without evidence of diverticulosis.

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