co·li·tis

(kə-lī′tĭs)

Inflammation of the colon. Also called colonitis.

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colitis

(kɒˈlaɪtɪs; kə-) or

colonitis

(Pathology) inflammation of the colon

colitic adj

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co•li•tis

(kəˈlaɪ tɪs, koʊ-)

n.

inflammation of the colon.

[1855–60]

colitis

Inflammation of the large intestine or colon. It may result from a viral or bacterial infection, causing pain and severe diarrhea.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

colitis - inflammation of the colon

inflammatory bowel disease

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

Translations

kolitida

colitis

paksunsuolen tulehdus

colite

колит

colitis

[kɒˈlaɪtɪs] N → colitis f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

colitis

[kɒʊˈlaɪtɪs kəˈlaɪtɪs] n → colite f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

colitis

[kɒˈlaɪtɪs] n (Med) → colite f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

co·li·tis

n. colitis, infl. del colon;

chronic ___ → ___ crónica;

pseudomembranous ___ → ___ mucomembranosa;

spasmodic ___ → ___ espasmódica;

ulcerative ___ → ___ ulcerativa.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

colitis

n colitis f; ischemic — colitis isquémica; microscopic — colitis microscópica; pseudomembranous — colitis seudomembranosa; ulcerative — colitis ulcerosa

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However, in older patients with abdominal symptoms, the doctor may predict and request diagnosis for ischemic colitis in advance, which may explain our results.

Predisposing Factors of Ischemic Colitis: Data from 14 Years of Experience in a Single Center

The most common causes of acute severe LGIH include diverticulosis, angioectasia, postpolypectomy bleeding, and ischemic colitis [1].

Abdominal Pregnancy in the Small Intestine Presenting as Acute Massive Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

Microscopic patterns of injury associated with medications may mimic common entities (Table 1), like mucosal erosions/ulcerations, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), ischemic colitis, infectious colitis, microscopic colitis, or graft-versus-host disease (GVHD).

The Ever-Changing Landscape of Drug-Induced Injury of the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract

CT scan of the abdomen revealed ascending colon wall thickening signifying ischemic colitis (Figure 1).

Bowel ischemia from heat stroke: a rare presentation of an uncommon complication

Acute massive LGI hemorrhage is commonly found in ICU patients, and the disease is a common clinical problem with multiple causes, including rectal ulcer, hemorrhoids, angiodysplasia, diverticulosis, and ischemic colitis. The major causes of LGI bleeding in hospitalized patients are ischemic colitis and rectal ulcers.

Liver cirrhosis is a risk factor of repeat acute hemorrhagic rectal ulcer in intensive care unit patients

Ischemic colitis presents with abdominal pain and diarrhea, sometimes bloody, often requiring surgery (19).

A case of polyarteritis nodosa mimicking pyelonephritis and was misdiagnosed as inflammatory bowel disease/Piyelonefriti taklit eden, daha sonra inflamatuvar barsak hastaligi tanisi alan bir poliarteritis nodoza vakasi

Comparison was made with 93 healthy controls while individuals with infectious colitis, ischemic colitis, intestinal tuberculosis, and autoimmune diseases were excluded.

High intestinal and systemic levels of interleukin-23/T-helper 17 pathway in Chinese patients with inflammatory bowel disease

This fruit contains high levels of synephrine, sometimes as much as 30%, and if used in an indiscriminate way can induce the same adverse effects as ephedra, including arrhythmias, ischemic stroke, syncope, QT interval prolongation, myocardial infarction, rhabdomyolysis, and ischemic colitis.

Adverse events from supplements merit scrutiny

(51) In the clinical trial experience with tegaserod, there have been no cases of ischemic colitis in tegaserod-using patients and 1 case of probable ischemic colitis in a placebo-using patient.

Management of chronic constipation: recommendations from a consensus panel

There have been postmarketing reports of hypovolemia, hypotension, and syncope associated with diarrhea, and of ischemic colitis and other forms of intestinal ischemia in patients on tegaserod.

IBS drug approved for idiopathic constipation

The program aims to make the drug available to appropriate patients and to ensure that alosetron is prescribed by physicians qualified to diagnose and manage not only IBS, but also ischemic colitis and severe complications of constipation--the serious adverse events that were reported in patients taking alosetron during the months following the drug's initial approval in February 2000.

Risk management program for IBS drug on track: alosetron was reintroduced to the market in 2002 with a few caveats, including a narrower indication

market and plans to do the same elsewhere because of concerns that the product may be linked to ischemic colitis, a bowel condition that restricts blood flow to the colon.

Glaxo Wellcome Withdraws Its Treatment for IBS From Market