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rectocolitis

rectocolitis noun: inflammation of the rectum and colon.

Noun

rectocolitis (uncountable)

  1. inflammation of the rectum and colon

Origin of rectocolitis

From recto- + colitis.

Questions about rectocolitis

What does rectocolitis mean?
Rectocolitis means inflammation of the rectum and colon.
What part of speech is rectocolitis?
Rectocolitis is a noun.

Words near rectocolitis in the dictionary

  1. rectoclysis
  2. rectococcygeal
  3. rectocoele
  4. rectocoeles
  5. rectocolitic
  6. rectocolitis
  7. rectocolonic
  8. rectocutaneous
  9. rectogenital
  10. rectoneovaginal
  11. rectoperineal

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