colitis
pronunciation
How to pronounce colitis in British English:
UK [kəˈlaɪtɪs]
How to pronounce colitis in American English:
US [kəˈlaɪtɪs]
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- Noun:
- inflammation of the colon
Word Origin
- colitis (n.)
- 1860, from comb. form of colon (n.2) + -itis "inflammation."
Example
- 1. The cause of the pain turned out to be violent ulcerative colitis .
- 2. The colitis is atrocious , and would be lethal in almost everybody .
- 3. Dr. turek 's team is also studying the intestinal condition known as colitis .
- 4. Over the next six months , the incidence of colitis in these mice doubled to over 60 % .
- 5. But a study in the october 15th issue of cancer research found that mice with inflamed bowels developed colitis and aggressive colon cancer when they were given high doses of fish oil .