co·li·tis (k -l  t s)n. Inflammation of the colon. Also called colonitis. |
colitis [kɒˈlaɪtɪs kə-], colonitis [ˌkɒləˈnaɪtɪs]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) inflammation of the colon
colitic [kɒˈlɪtɪk] adj
| colitis (k-lts) Inflammation of the colon. |
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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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