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enterocolitis

enterocolitis noun: inflammation of the mucous membranes of the small intestine and of the colon.

Noun

enterocolitis (usually uncountable, plural enterocolitides)

  1. (usually) Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the small intestine and of the colon.
    • Idiopathic IBD also must be differentiated from infectious, ischemic, and radiation enterocolitides.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...

enterocolitis meaning in Tamil

enterocolitis in Tamil

குடல்கோளவழல்

Forms of enterocolitis

pluralenterocolitides

Origin of enterocolitis

From entero- + colitis.

Words formed from enterocolitis

Questions about enterocolitis

What does enterocolitis mean?
Enterocolitis means inflammation of the mucous membranes of the small intestine and of the colon.
What is enterocolitis in Tamil?
Enterocolitis in Tamil is குடல்கோளவழல். See Enterocolitis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is enterocolitis?
Enterocolitis is a noun.
What is the plural of enterocolitis?
The plural of enterocolitis is enterocolitides.

Words near enterocolitis in the dictionary

  1. enterocoels
  2. enterocoely
  3. enterocolic
  4. enterocolitic
  5. enterocolitides
  6. enterocolitis
  7. enterocolonic
  8. enterocolostomies
  9. enterocolostomy
  10. enterocutaneous
  11. enterocyst

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