COLITIS

colitis, inflammatory bowel disease

(noun) inflammation of the colon

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

colitis (usually uncountable, plural colitises)

(pathology) inflammation of the colon.

(medicine, informal) Short for ulcerative colitis.

Synonyms

• colonitis

Anagrams

• solicit

Source: Wiktionary


Co*li"tis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. -itis.] (Med.)

Definition: An inflammation of the large intestine, esp. of its mucous membrane; colonitis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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