What does colitis mean?
Definitions for colitis
kəˈlaɪ tɪs, koʊ-col·i·tis
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Princeton's WordNet
colitis, inflammatory bowel diseasenoun
inflammation of the colon
Wiktionary
colitisnoun
inflammation of the colon.
Wikipedia
Colitis
Colitis is swelling or inflammation of the large intestine (colon). Colitis may be acute and self-limited or long-term. It broadly fits into the category of digestive diseases.
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colitis
Colitis refers to inflammation of the inner lining of the colon, part of the large intestine. This condition can be acute or chronic and is characterized by symptoms such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, and possibly, blood in the stool. It's typically caused by infections, inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, or a decrease in blood flow to the colon.
Webster Dictionary
Colitisnoun
an inflammation of the large intestine, esp. of its mucous membrane; colonitis
Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. + -itis.]
Wikidata
Colitis
In medicine, colitis refers to an inflammation of the colon and is often used to describe an inflammation of the large intestine. Colitides may be acute and self-limited or chronic, i.e. persistent, and broadly fits into the category of digestive diseases. In a medical context, the label colitis is used if: ⁕The aetiology of the inflammation in the colon is undetermined; for example, colitis may be applied to Crohn's disease at a time when the diagnosis has not declared itself, or ⁕The context is clear; for example, an individual with ulcerative colitis is talking about their disease with a physician that knows the diagnosis.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Colitis
Inflammation of the COLON section of the large intestine (INTESTINE, LARGE), usually with symptoms such as DIARRHEA (often with blood and mucus), ABDOMINAL PAIN, and FEVER.
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'colitis' in Nouns Frequency: #3024
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Anagrams for colitis »
solicit
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of colitis in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of colitis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of colitis in a Sentence
The colitis and pneumonia were side effects from all the meds.
The thing really fascinating to me in particular with autoimmune conditions— Crohn’s and colitis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, MS, and fibromyalgia— there’s such a pent-up demand to connect with other people who ‘get’ it.
The vast majority of treatments for Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis are completely safe for a female to take when she is conceiving and equally safe during pregnancy and breastfeeding, for patients who are acutely ill, however, from their Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis, there may be multiple good reasons not to have children including depression, malnutrition, amenorrhea (lack of menstruation), and general poor quality of life.
We are already seeing the impacts of this drought on vulnerable people, rates of malnutrition and water borne diseases like diarrhea and colitis are on the rise.
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