enteritis

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/ˌɛn.təˈɹaɪ.təs/

noun

Inflammation of the intestines, generally the small intestine, that may lead to diarrhea.

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Meanings

nounenteritis (countable and uncountable, plural enteritides or enteritises)

plural enteritides · plural enteritises

  1. countableuncountablemedicineInflammation of the intestines, generally the small intestine, that may lead to diarrhea.

Origin

From enter- + -itis.

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Translations

Arabic بَادِئَة مَعْنَاهَا مَعْي
  • بَادِئَة مَعْنَاهَا مَعْي (bādiʔa maʕnāhā maʕy)intestinal disease
Bulgarian ентери́т
  • ентери́т (enterít)intestinal disease
Catalan enteritis
  • enteritisintestinal disease
Chinese Mandarin 小腸炎 /小肠炎, 腸炎 /肠炎
  • 小腸炎 /小肠炎 (xiǎochángyán)intestinal disease
  • 腸炎 /肠炎 (chángyán)intestinal disease
Czech enteritida
  • enteritidaintestinal disease
Dutch enteritis
  • enteritisintestinal disease
Finnish enteriitti
  • enteriittiintestinal disease
French entérite
  • entériteintestinal disease
German Enteritis
  • Enteritisintestinal disease
Hungarian bélgyulladás, vékonybélgyulladás
  • bélgyulladásintestinal disease
  • vékonybélgyulladásintestinal disease
  • bélhurutintestinal disease
Italian enterite
  • enteriteintestinal disease
Japanese 腸炎
  • 腸炎 (chōen)intestinal disease
Korean 장염
  • 장염 (jang'yeom)intestinal disease
Lithuanian enteritas
  • enteritasintestinal disease
Malay radang usus, enteritis
  • radang ususintestinal disease
  • enteritisintestinal disease
Portuguese enterite
  • enteriteintestinal disease
Romanian enterită
  • enterităintestinal disease
Russian энтери́т
  • энтери́т (enterít)intestinal disease
Spanish enteritis
  • enteritisintestinal disease
Swedish tarmkatarr, enterit
  • tarmkatarrintestinal disease
  • enteritintestinal disease
Tagalog pamamaga ng isaw, magang-isaw
  • pamamaga ng isawintestinal disease
  • magang-isawintestinal disease
Turkish enterit
  • enteritintestinal disease
Ukrainian ентерит
  • ентерит (enteryt)intestinal disease
Vietnamese viêm ruột
  • viêm ruộtintestinal disease

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with enteritis

TitustinnitusdetritussitusgastroenteritisBerytusClituscoloenteritis
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Anagrams

intersiteTriestine
Cite this entry
APA

enteritis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enteritis

MLA

“enteritis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enteritis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enteritis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enteritis.

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