colitisnoun [ U ]
uk/kəˈlaɪ.təs/us/koʊˈlaɪ.t̬əs/an illness of the colon (= part of the bowels) in which the contents of the bowels are passed out of the body too often
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Digestive disorders
- achalasia
- acid reflux
- amebic dysentery
- amoebic dysentery
- bellyache
- bilious
- bloat
- bowel incontinence
- cholera
- colic
- dyspeptic
- gastritis
- ileitis
- incontinence
- irritable bowel syndrome
- merycism
- mesenteric ischaemia
- mesenteric panniculitis
- occlusion
- upset
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Examples from literature
- Bacteria found in meat are those which produce colitis, appendicitis, abscesses of the teeth and diseased conditions of the tonsils.
- However, over time, the insidious sub-clinical deficiency may degrade some other system and produce a different disease, such as colitis.
- The man may have appendicitis, or colitis, or pancreatitis, or he may have been shot through the lungs or the abdomen.