radiation enteritisnoun [ U ]
uk/reɪ.diˌeɪ.ʃən en.təˈraɪ.təs/us/reɪ.diˌeɪ.ʃən en.təˈraɪ.t̬əs/specializeddamage to the intestines (= tubes carrying digested food from the stomach) caused by radiotherapy (= the use of radiation to treat disease) resulting in pain and diarrhoea
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Digestive disorders
- achalasia
- acid reflux
- amebic dysentery
- bellyache
- bilious
- bloat
- bowel incontinence
- cholera
- dyspeptic
- furred
- gastritis
- heartburn
- ileitis
- incontinence
- irritable bowel syndrome
- merycism
- mesenteric ischaemia
- mesenteric panniculitis
- occlusion
- upset
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