'Colitis' definitions:
Definition of 'colitis'
(from WordNet)
noun
Inflammation of the colon [syn: colitis, inflammatory bowel disease]
Definition of 'Colitis'
From: GCIDE
- Colitis \Co*li"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? + -itis.] (Med.) An inflammation of the large intestine, esp. of its mucous membrane; colonitis. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'colitis'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abdominal hernia,
- adenoiditis,
- adrenitis,
- appendicitis,
- arteritis,
- arthritis deformans,
- arthritis fungosa,
- arthritis pauperum,
- atrophic arthritis,
- atrophic inflammation,
- blennorrhagic arthritis,
- brain fever,
- bronchitis,
- bunion,
- bursitis,
- capillaritis,
- carditis,
- catarrh,
- catarrhal inflammation,
- cerebellitis,
- cerebral meningitis,
- cerebritis,
- cerebrospinal meningitis,
- chronic infectious arthritis,
- chronic inflammation,
- cirrhotic inflammation,
- climactic arthritis,
- clitoritis,
- collagen disease,
- conjunctivitis,
- cystitis,
- degenerative arthritis,
- diffuse inflammation,
- diverticulitis,
- diverticulosis,
- duodenal ulcer,
- duodenitis,
- encephalitis,
- endocarditis,
- enteritis,
- equine encephalomyelitis,
- esophagal ulcer,
- esophagitis,
- exudative inflammation,
- fibroid inflammation,
- focal inflammation,
- gastritis,
- gingivitis,
- glossitis,
- gonococcal arthritis,
- gonorrheal arthritis,
- gonorrheal rheumatism,
- gout,
- gouty arthritis,
- hemophilic arthritis,
- hepatitis,
- hiatal hernia,
- hyperplastic inflammation,
- hypertrophic arthritis,
- hypertrophic inflammation,
- infectional arthritis,
- infectious hepatitis,
- inflammation,
- irritable bowel syndrome,
- laryngitis,
- lumbago,
- lumbar rheumatism,
- mastoiditis,
- megacolon,
- meningitis,
- menopausal arthritis,
- metastatic inflammation,
- metritis,
- milk leg,
- mucous colitis,
- mumps meningitis,
- myelitis,
- necrotic inflammation,
- nephritis,
- neuritis,
- obliterative inflammation,
- ophthalitis,
- ophthalmia,
- orchitis,
- osseous rheumatism,
- osteitis,
- osteoarthritis,
- osteomyelitis,
- otitis,
- ovaritis,
- paradental pyorrhea,
- penitis,
- peptic ulcer,
- pericarditis,
- periodontitis,
- peritonitis,
- pharyngitis,
- phlebitis,
- podagra,
- polyp,
- proliferative arthritis,
- prostatitis,
- pyonephritis,
- pyorrhea,
- pyorrhea alveolaris,
- reactive inflammation,
- rheumatism,
- rheumatiz,
- rheumatoid arthritis,
- rhinitis,
- sclerosing inflammation,
- seroplastic inflammation,
- serous inflammation,
- serum hepatitis,
- simple inflammation,
- sinusitis,
- spastic colon,
- specific inflammation,
- stomach ulcer,
- subacute rheumatism,
- suppurative arthritis,
- suppurative inflammation,
- syphilitic arthritis,
- tennis elbow,
- testitis,
- thrombophlebitis,
- tonsilitis,
- torticollis,
- toxic inflammation,
- traumatic inflammation,
- tuberculous arthritis,
- tuberculous rheumatism,
- ulcer,
- ulcerative colitis,
- uratic arthritis,
- ureteritis,
- urethral arthritis,
- urethritis,
- uteritis,
- vaginitis,
- vertebral arthritis,
- visceral rheumatism,
- vulvitis,
- wryneck