colitis

co·li·tis  (k-lts)

n.

Inflammation of the colon. Also called colonitis.

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colitis [koh-lie-tiss]

Noun

inflammation of the colon, usually causing diarrhoea and lower abdominal pain

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colitis  (k-lts)

Inflammation of the colon.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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