colitis

American  

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

noun

Pathology.

1. inflammation of the colon.

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colitis British  

/ kɒˈlaɪtɪs, kə- /

noun

1. inflammation of the colon

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colitis Scientific  

/ kə-lī′tĭs /

1. Inflammation of the colon.

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colitis Cultural  

1. An inflammation of the mucous membrane that lines the colon. Colitis is characterized by pain in the abdomen, with alternating episodes of constipation and diarrhea.

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Other Word Forms

• colitic
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of colitis

col- ² + -itis

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

colitis

The participants included 200 who eventually developed Crohn's disease, 200 who developed ulcerative colitis, and 100 healthy individuals of comparable age and sex.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Doctors attempted to treat the actor with prescriptions used for patients with Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis, but nothing worked.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

An example is Entyvio, made by Takeda, for Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Possible effects include a higher risk of reduced thyroid function, kidney cancer, testicular cancer, elevated cholesterol, pre-eclampsia and ulcerative colitis.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Now, she definitely looks like Mr. Giancarlo of Sunnyside Eldercare during that unfortunate attack of colitis.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

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