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noun
Inflammation of the colon.
synonym: colitis.
is a specific kind of: inflammation, redness, rubor.
is a broader term that covers: Crohn's disease, regional enteritis, regional ileitis | irritable bowel syndrome, mucous colitis, spastic colon | ulcerative colitis.
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