colitis

inflammation of the colon.

Noun

  1. inflammation of the colon.
    • Peritoneal fluid was commonly found in acute colitides, particularly pseudomembranous, infectious, and ischemic colitides, and not in chronic IBD. - 1996 July, Richard M. Gore, Emil J. Balthazar, Gary G. Ghahremani,...

    Synonyms: colonitis

  2. Ellipsis of ulcerative colitis.
    • Crohn's disease and colitis

Origin

From col- + -itis.

Forms

colitides colitises

Related

Crohn's disease irritable bowel syndrome

Derived

colitogenic cord colitis syndrome enterocolitis gastrocolitis gastroenterocolitis hemicolitis ileocolitis pancolitis proctocolitis rectocolitis spastic colitis ulcerative colitis