colitis
colitis
Definition
co·li·tis (kō līt′is, kə-)
colitis
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- treat: Transdermal nicotine treatment Two randomized studies have tried to answer the obvious question - does nicotine help in treating ulcerative colitis?
- cause: These projects or aims include: ( a ) Do genetically distinct strains differ in their propensity to cause colitis or liver abscess?
- include: For many conditions, including colitis, eczema or psoriasis, we recommend drinking magnetized water.
- have: I have colitis which means I'm constantly running to the loo.
- call: IBD is an umbrella term doctors use for Crohn's disease and another illness called ulcerative colitis.
- develop: Severe cases can develop pseudomembranous colitis which may be fatal.
Preposition: for
- year: I had been plagued with ulcerative colitis for 4 years, and that cleared up completely.
Adjective modifier
- ulcerative: Smoking protects you against ulcerative colitis, renders you more liable to Crohn's?
- pseudomembranous: Severe cases can develop pseudomembranous colitis which may be fatal.
- amoebic: Alternatively, for reasons that remain unclear, E. histolytica trophozoites can invade the colonic epithelium, causing amoebic colitis.
- antibiotic-associated: In cases of suspected or verified antibiotic-associated colitis, discontinuation of linezolid may be warranted.
- haemorrhagic: E. coli O157:H7 has recently been associated with sporadic outbreaks of haemorrhagic colitis.
- mucous: Other names for IBS Some old-fashioned names for IBS are still in use: irritable colon spastic colon mucous colitis.
Modifies a noun
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