Colitis
[kuh-lahy-tis, koh-] /kəˈlaɪ tɪs, koʊ-/
noun, Pathology.
1.
inflammation of the colon.
/kɒˈlaɪtɪs; kə-/
noun
1.
inflammation of the colon
n.
1860, from comb. form of colon (n.2) + -itis.
colitis co·li·tis (kə-lī’tĭs)
n.
Inflammation of the colon.
colitis
(kə-lī’tĭs)
Inflammation of the colon.
colitis [(kuh-leye-tis)]
An inflammation of the mucous membrane that lines the colon. Colitis is characterized by pain in the abdomen, with alternating episodes of constipation and diarrhea.
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