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enteritis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌɛn.təˈɹaɪ.təs/
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  • rhymes with -aɪtəs

1

noun

Meaning 1

Inflammation of the intestines, generally the small intestine, that may lead to diarrhea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

inflammation of the intestine (especially the small intestine); usually characterized by diarrhea

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: inflammation, redness, rubor

Narrower terms: necrotizing enteritis

History

Etymology

From enter- + -itis.

Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بَادِئَة مَعْنَاهَا مَعْي (bādiʔa maʕnāhā maʕy) — intestinal disease
  • Bulgarian: ентери́т (enterít) — intestinal disease
  • Catalan: enteritis — intestinal disease
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小腸炎 /小肠炎 (xiǎochángyán) — intestinal disease
  • Chinese Mandarin: 腸炎 /肠炎 (chángyán) — intestinal disease
  • Czech: enteritida — intestinal disease
  • Dutch: enteritis — intestinal disease
  • Finnish: enteriitti — intestinal disease
  • French: entérite — intestinal disease
  • Galician: enterite — intestinal disease
  • Galician: torzón — intestinal disease
  • German: Enteritis — intestinal disease
  • Hungarian: bélgyulladás — intestinal disease
  • Hungarian: vékonybélgyulladás — intestinal disease
  • Hungarian: bélhurut — intestinal disease
  • Ido: enterito — intestinal disease
  • Italian: enterite — intestinal disease
  • Japanese: 腸炎 (chōen) — intestinal disease
  • Korean: 장염 (jang'yeom) — intestinal disease
  • Lithuanian: enteritas — intestinal disease
  • Malay: radang usus — intestinal disease
  • Malay: enteritis — intestinal disease
  • Portuguese: enterite — intestinal disease
  • Romanian: enterită — intestinal disease
  • Russian: энтери́т (enterít) — intestinal disease
  • Spanish: enteritis — intestinal disease
  • Swedish: tarmkatarr — intestinal disease
  • Swedish: enterit — intestinal disease
  • Tagalog: pamamaga ng isaw — intestinal disease
  • Tagalog: magang-isaw — intestinal disease
  • Turkish: enterit — intestinal disease
  • Ukrainian: ентерит (enteryt) — intestinal disease
  • Vietnamese: viêm ruột — intestinal disease
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