Meanings
nounenterocolitis (usually uncountable, plural enterocolitides)
plural enterocolitides
- uncountableusuallymedicineInflammation of the mucous membranes of the small intestine and of the colon.
Idiopathic IBD also must be differentiated from infectious, ischemic, and radiation enterocolitides.
1996 July, Richard M. Gore, Emil J. Balthazar, Gary G. Ghahremani, Frank H. Miller, “CT Features of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease”, in American Journal of Roentgenology, volume 167, number 1, →DOI, page 11
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros
- Ancient Greekἔντερον (énteron)
- New Latinentero-
- Englishentero-
- Englishcolitis
- Englishenterocolitis
Translations
Catalan enterocolitis
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Dutch enterocolitis
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French entérocolite
- entérocoliteTranslations
Greek εντεροκολίτιδα
- εντεροκολίτιδα (enterokolítida)Translations
Italian enterocolite
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Portuguese enterocolite
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Russian энтѐроколи́т
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Spanish enterocolitis
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Swedish enterokolit
- enterokolitTranslations
Ukrainian ентероколі́т
- ентероколі́т (enterokolít)Translations
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Cite this entry
APA
enterocolitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enterocolitis
MLA
“enterocolitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enterocolitis. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enterocolitis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enterocolitis.
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