noun
- Pathology. inflammation of the intestines, especially the small intestine.
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noun
- inflammation of the small intestine
1808, medical Latin, coined c.1750 by French pathologist François-Boissier de la Croix de Sauvages (1706-1767), from enteron “intestine” (see enteric) + -itis.
n.
- Inflammation of the intestinal tract, especially of the small intestine.