Definition of Colitis. Meaning of Colitis. Synonyms of Colitis

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Definition of Colitis

Colitis
Colitis Co*li"tis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? + -itis.] (Med.) An inflammation of the large intestine, esp. of its mucous membrane; colonitis.

Meaning of Colitis from wikipedia

- Colitis is swelling or inflammation of the large intestine (colon). Colitis may be acute and self-limited or long-term. It broadly fits into the category...
- Ulcerative colitis (UC) is one of the two types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with the other type being Crohn's disease. It is a long-term condition...
- of the colon and small intestine, with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC) being the prin****l types. Crohn's disease affects the small intestine...
- ****. Ileitis typically results in large-volume, watery ****, while colitis may result in a smaller volume of **** of greater frequency. Fecal consistency...
- Microscopic colitis refers to two related medical conditions which cause diarrhea: collagenous colitis and lymphocytic colitis. Both conditions are characterized...
- Ischemic colitis (also spelled ischaemic colitis) is a medical condition in which inflammation and injury of the large intestine result from inadequate...
- osmotic, or watery, diarrhea. Complications may include pseudomembranous colitis, toxic megacolon, perforation of the colon, and sepsis. Clostridioides...
- disease, or in the colon if a person has ulcerative colitis. Crohn's disease Ulcerative colitis Enteritis—inflammation of the small intestine, which...
- Lymphocytic colitis is a subtype of microscopic colitis, a condition characterized by chronic non-bloody watery diarrhea. No definite cause has been determined...
- conditions that may present similarly include celiac disease, microscopic colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, bile acid malabsorption, and colon cancer...