Map of Rutherford County, Tennessee Relief shown by hachures. Shows roads, railroads, property tract lines, tract numbers, and landowners' names. Includes business directories, insets of Milton, Eagleville, Fosterville, Smyrna, City of Murfreesboro, and Christiana, list of names, and table of population.
Diverticulosis, also known as  diverticular disease , is the condition of having diverticula in the colon, which are outpocketings of the colonic mucosa and submucosa through weaknesses of muscle layers in the colon wall. These are more common in the sigmoid colon, which is a common place for increased pressure.iverticulosis, also known as  diverticular disease , is the condition of having diverticula in the colon, which are outpocketings of the colonic mucosa and submucosa through weaknesses of muscle layers in the colon wall. These are more common in the sigmoid colon, which is a common place for increased pressure.
When pouches begin to protrude outwards from the colon wall the person has diverticular disease or diverticulosis. When one of these pouches becomes infected and inflamed, that infection is called diverticulitis. People may have lots of protruding pouches and feel fine. One outpouching is a diverticulum; two or more are diverticula. 2  3. Diverticular disease refers to people with diverticulosis who have symptoms. 3  4. Diverticulosis generally refers to cases without symptoms. 4  5. 5  When one of the outpouches (diverticula) becomes infected, it is known as diverticulitis.