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colitis

noun

Meaning

  1. Inflammation of the colon.
  2. Short for ulcerative colitis.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

enterocolitis(English)colonitis(English)proctocolitis(English)gastrocolitis(English)coloproctitis(English)ileocolitis(English)colopathy(English)sigmoiditis(English)proctitis(English)ileostomy(English)diverticulitis(English)colonoscopy(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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