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enterocolitis

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the small intestine and of the colon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: medicine, sciences

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h1énterosder. Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron)der. New Latin entero-bor. English entero- English colitis English enterocolitis From entero- + colitis.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: enterocolitis — Translations
  • Dutch: enterocolitis — Translations
  • French: entérocolite — Translations
  • Galician: enterocolite — Translations
  • Greek: εντεροκολίτιδα (enterokolítida) — Translations
  • Italian: enterocolite — Translations
  • Kyrgyz: энтероколит (enterokolit) — Translations
  • Portuguese: enterocolite — Translations
  • Russian: энтѐроколи́т (entèrokolít) — Translations
  • Spanish: enterocolitis — Translations
  • Swedish: enterokolit — Translations
  • Ukrainian: ентероколі́т (enterokolít) — Translations