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noun
inflammation of the colon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: colonitis
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Ellipsis of ulcerative colitis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, uncountable, usually
Topics: medicine, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
inflammation of the colon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: inflammatory bowel disease
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inflammation, redness, rubor
Narrower terms: regional enteritis, regional ileitis, Crohn's disease, irritable bowel syndrome, spastic colon, mucous colitis, ulcerative colitis
History
From col- + -itis.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
