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

Etymology

Origin of colitis

col- ² + -itis

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

colitis

IBD includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis and affects millions of people around the world.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

Mice that received an oxalate-supplemented diet together with a substance that induces colitis were 60 percent less likely to survive than mice that did not receive additional dietary oxalate.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

BPC-157 was evaluated for use in ulcerative colitis and TB-500 for wound-healing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Back in 2005, researchers conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in 46 patients with ulcerative colitis.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

As he and his family traveled through Heidelberg, he slipped into a coma, the result apparently of a combined assault of diabetes, colitis, and his foot infection, all worsened by a bout of food poisoning.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson