enteritis

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɛntəˈraɪtɪs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(en′tə rī′tis)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
en•ter•i•tis  (en′tə rī′tis),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Pathologyinflammation of the intestines, esp. the small intestine.
  2. Veterinary Diseasesdistemper1 (def. 1c).
  • Neo-Latin; see enter-, -itis
  • 1800–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
enteritis /ˌɛntəˈraɪtɪs/ n
  1. inflammation of the small intestine
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'enteritis' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Crohn's disease - entero- - regional enteritis - distemper - enter - mesenteritis

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