Definitions for colitis

colitis co·li·tis

Spelling: [kuh-lahy-tis, koh-]
IPA: /kəˈlaɪ tɪs, koʊ-/

Colitis is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 129 anagrams from letters in colitis (ciilost).

Definitions for colitis

noun

  1. inflammation of the colon.

Origin of colitis

col-2 + -itis

Examples for colitis

They don't understand malaria at all, or that, for colitis, the only thing to do is to diet.

The trouble is that very many have dysentery, or colitis, or acute diarrhœa, and cannot take much except milk and eggs.

Blood may be present in colitis, owing to a high grade of inflammation and to ulceration.

But as it is a form of intestinal catarrh, it is right that it should be considered in connection with colitis.

He wrote out a beautiful diet sheet, and sent me some medicine for the colitis.

To-day the doctor brought us black draughts for colitis, which we have chanced taking, and it has already done us some good.

Chronic constipation is the result of proctitis and colitis.

This is the condition described by Virchow as colitis polyposa.

I found a German doctor travelling on our train, and from him I got some colitis and cholera powders.

The presence of mucus or of mucus tinged with blood in the stools shows the predominance of colitis.

Word Value for colitis
Scrable

9

Words with friends

11

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