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nounproctitis (usually uncountable, plural proctitides)
plural proctitides
- uncountableusuallymedicineAn inflammation of the anus and the lining of the rectum.
A study published last September in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics found hyperbaric oxygen helpful for patients with radiation proctitis, which can cause bleeding, rectal ulcers and loss of bowel control .
2009 March 10, Jane E. Brody, “Oxygen Therapy Is Valuable, Sometimes”, in New York Times
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Catalan proctitis
- proctitisinflammation
Czech proktitida
- proktitidainflammation
Finnish peräsuolentulehdus
- peräsuolentulehdusinflammation
French proctite
- proctiteinflammation
Hungarian végbélgyulladás
- végbélgyulladásinflammation
Italian proctite
- proctiteinflammation
Portuguese proctite
- proctiteinflammation
Spanish proctitis
- proctitisinflammation
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APA
proctitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proctitis
MLA
“proctitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proctitis. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proctitis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proctitis.
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