enterocolitis

enterocolitis definition - medical

en·ter·o·co·li·tis (ĕnˌtə-rō-kō-līˈtĭs, -kə-)

noun
Inflammation of the mucous membrane of both the small and large intestine. Also called coloenteritis.

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