Meaning | inflammation of the colon. |
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Synonym | colitis |
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Narrower | irritable bowel syndrome, spastic colon, mucous colitis | recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation) |
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regional enteritis, regional ileitis, Crohn's disease | A serious chronic and progressive inflammation of the ileum producing frequent bouts of diarrhea with abdominal pain and nausea and fever and weight loss |
ulcerative colitis | A serious chronic inflammatory disease of the large intestine and rectum characterized by recurrent episodes of abdominal pain and fever and chills and profuse diarrhea |
Broader | inflammation, redness, rubor | A response of body tissues to injury or irritation |
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Spanish | colitis, enfermedad intestinal inflamatoria |
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Catalan | colitis |
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