pouchitis

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noun

inflammation of the ileal pouch (an artificial rectum surgically created out of ileal gut tissue in patients who have undergone a colectomy).

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Meanings

nounpouchitis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableinflammation of the ileal pouch (an artificial rectum surgically created out of ileal gut tissue in patients who have undergone a colectomy).

Origin

From pouch + -itis.

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APA

pouchitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pouchitis

MLA

“pouchitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pouchitis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pouchitis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pouchitis.

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