colitis

CEFRC1

/kəˈlaɪtɪs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Inflammation of the large intestine.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Ellipsis of ulcerative colitis.

Examples

  • The gastroenterologist diagnosed the patient with chronic ulcerative colitis.

  • She suffered from chronic colitis.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. inflammation of the colon.

More examples

In context

  • The doctor diagnosed ulcerative colitis.

  • Crohn's disease and colitis

  • Peritoneal fluid was commonly found in acute colitides, particularly pseudomembranous, infectious, and ischemic colitides, and not in chronic IBD.

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Origin

noun

From col- + -itis.