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English
Etymology
From entero- + colitis.
Noun
enterocolitis (usually uncountable, plural enterocolitides)
- (medicine) Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the small intestine and of the colon.
1996 July, Richard M. Gore, Emil J. Balthazar, Gary G. Ghahremani, Frank H. Miller, “CT Features of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease”, in American Journal of Roentgenology, volume 167, number 1, →DOI, page 11:Idiopathic IBD also must be differentiated from infectious, ischemic, and radiation enterocolitides.
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Spanish
Etymology
From entero- + colitis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /enteɾokoˈlitis/
- Rhymes: -itis
- Syllabification: en‧te‧ro‧co‧li‧tis
Noun
enterocolitis f (uncountable)
- (pathology) enterocolitis
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