Meanings
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noun
inflammation of the colon
My poor colleague, Flexner, suffers from chronic colitis.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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noun
· inflammation of the colon
inflammatory bowel disease
Word family
Derived forms
colitogenicenterocolitisgastrocolitisgastroenterocolitishemicolitisileocolitispancolitisproctocolitis
Etymology
From col- + -itis.