Enterocolitis

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the small intestine and of the colon. uncountable, usually

    "Idiopathic IBD also must be differentiated from infectious, ischemic, and radiation enterocolitides."

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"Idiopathic IBD also must be differentiated from infectious, ischemic, and radiation enterocolitides."

Etymology

From entero- + colitis.

Related phrases

mucous membranesmall intestine

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