colitis

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colitis

  • /kəˈlaɪtɪs/

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From col- + -itis.

noun colitides · colitises

  1. uncountable, usually Inflammation of the colon. Peritoneal fluid was commonly found in acute colitides, particularly pseudomembranous, infectious, and ischemic colitides, and not in chronic IBD.

    Similar: colonitis

  2. abbreviation, ellipsis, informal, uncountable, usually Ellipsis of ulcerative colitis Crohn's disease and colitis

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noun inflammation of the colon

Españolcolitis
中文結腸炎 /结肠炎 jiéchángyán
Portuguêscolite
Françaiscolite
Italianocolite

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"colitis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/colitis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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colitis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/colitis

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"colitis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/colitis.

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@misc{colitis_2026,
  title = {colitis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/colitis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}