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co·li·tis
(kə-lī′tĭs)n.
Inflammation of the colon. Also called colonitis.
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colitis
(kɒˈlaɪtɪs; kə-) orcolonitis
n
(Pathology) inflammation of the colon
colitic adj
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co•li•tis
(kəˈlaɪ tɪs, koʊ-)n.
inflammation of the colon.
[1855–60]
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colitis
Inflammation of the large intestine or colon. It may result from a viral or bacterial infection, causing pain and severe diarrhea.
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Noun | 1. | colitis - inflammation of the colon Crohn's disease, regional enteritis, regional ileitis - a serious chronic and progressive inflammation of the ileum producing frequent bouts of diarrhea with abdominal pain and nausea and fever and weight loss irritable bowel syndrome, mucous colitis, spastic colon - recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation); often associated with emotional stress ulcerative colitis - a serious chronic inflammatory disease of the large intestine and rectum characterized by recurrent episodes of abdominal pain and fever and chills and profuse diarrhea inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat |
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co·li·tis
n. colitis, infl. del colon;
chronic ___ → ___ crónica;
pseudomembranous ___ → ___ mucomembranosa;
spasmodic ___ → ___ espasmódica;
ulcerative ___ → ___ ulcerativa.
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colitis
n colitis f; ischemic — colitis isquémica; microscopic — colitis microscópica; pseudomembranous — colitis seudomembranosa; ulcerative — colitis ulcerosaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.