Infection and inflammation of pouchlike protrusions from the muscular layer of the colon is known as
a. diverticulitis.
b. diverticulosis.
c. Crohn's disease.
d. inflammatory bowel disease.
A
Infection and inflammation of pouchlike protrusions in the colon is known as diverticulitis. If the protrusions are not inflamed or infected, the condition is called diverticulosis. Crohn's disease is an inflammatory disorder in the small and/or large intestine. Inflammatory bowel disease includes Crohn's disease and chronic ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory disorder in the large intestine only.
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