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colitis en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /kəˈlaɪtɪs/

Etymology

From col- + -itis.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) inflammation of the colon.
   • Peritoneal fluid was commonly found in acute colitides, particularly pseudomembranous, infectious, and ischemic colitides, and not in chronic IBD. 1996 July, Richard M. Gore, Emil J. Balthazar, Gary G. Ghahremani, Frank H. Miller, “CT Features of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease”, in American Journal of Roentgenology, volume 167, number 1, →DOI, page 11:
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, uncountable, usually) Ellipsis of ulcerative colitis.
   alt of ulcerative colitis
   • Crohn's disease and colitis

Forms

Deriveds

gastroenterocolitis · pancolitis · ulcerative colitis · gastrocolitis · spastic colitis · enterocolitis · cord colitis syndrome · ileocolitis · rectocolitis · hemicolitis · colitogenic · proctocolitis

Relateds

Crohn's disease · irritable bowel syndrome

Synonyms

colonitis

Translations (13)

ca colitis (inflammation of the colon) · tr kolit (inflammation of the colon) · fi paksunsuolen tulehdus (inflammation of the colon) · cs kolitida (inflammation of the colon) · fr colite (inflammation of the colon) · mr आंत्रशोथ (inflammation of the colon) · cmn 結腸炎 /结肠炎 (inflammation of the colon) · it colite (inflammation of the colon) · pt colite (inflammation of the colon) · ms radang usus besar (inflammation of the colon) · ms kolitis (inflammation of the colon) · nl colitis (inflammation of the colon) · es colitis (inflammation of the colon)