Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Inflammation of the colon.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, inflammation of the mucous membrane of the colon; colonitis.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) An inflammation of the large intestine, esp. of its mucous membrane; colonitis.
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- noun pathology
inflammation of thecolon .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun inflammation of the colon
Etymologies
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Examples
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Ulcerative colitis is potentially curable if the colon is removed.
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Dr. Turek's team is also studying the intestinal condition known as colitis.
How Your Schedule Can Help (or Hurt) Your Health Shirley S. Wang 2011
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Next day saw a "real" doctor in town and he said it was colitis, which is what I thought in the first place.
encouraging words 2003
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If someone in the family has had colon cancer or if someone in the family -- for example, in President Bush's case, his brother had colitis, which is something that you want to watch for colon cancer.
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On one visit, she recalls talking about her Dad's problems; he can't move, can't swallow, he's suffering from colitis, which is several diaper changes a day and watched as the manager typed answers regarding his condition into a computer program and pushed a button.
Thestar.com - Home Page Moira Welsh 2011
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In summary, our data show that the absence of PlGF strongly inhibits mucosal intestinal angiogenesis in acute colitis, which is associated with an early increase in intestinal epithelial hypoxia and aggravation of the course of the disease.
Naturejobs - All Jobs Pieter Hindryckx 2010
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Inflammatory bowel disease is a general term that includes Crohn's disease, which occurs in the large and small intestines, and ulcerative colitis, which is restricted to the colon.
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A man who had chronic sciatic back pain, and also ulcerative colitis, which is known to be autoimmune in nature, developed colon cancer.
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In summary, our data show that the absence of PlGF strongly inhibits mucosal intestinal angiogenesis in acute colitis, which is associated with an early increase in intestinal epithelial hypoxia and aggravation of the course of the disease.
Naturejobs - All Jobs Pieter Hindryckx 2010
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In summary, our data show that the absence of PlGF strongly inhibits mucosal intestinal angiogenesis in acute colitis, which is associated with an early increase in intestinal epithelial hypoxia and aggravation of the course of the disease.
Naturejobs - All Jobs Pieter Hindryckx 2010
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