Colitis

//kəˈlaɪtɪs// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    inflammation of the colon. uncountable, usually

    "Peritoneal fluid was commonly found in acute colitides, particularly pseudomembranous, infectious, and ischemic colitides, and not in chronic IBD."

  2. 2
    inflammation of the colon wordnet
  3. 3
    Ellipsis of ulcerative colitis. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, uncountable, usually

    "Crohn's disease and colitis"

Synonyms

All synonyms
abdominal herniaadenoiditisadrenitisappendicitisarteritisarthritis

Example

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"Inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, are extremely painful and can lead to colorectal cancer."

Etymology

From col- + -itis.

Related phrases

spastic colitisulcerative colitisirritable bowel syndrome

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