enterocolitis

American  

[en-tuh-roh-koh-lahy-tis, -kuh-] / ˌɛn tə roʊ koʊˈlaɪ tɪs, -kə- /

noun

Pathology.

1. inflammation of the small intestine and the colon.

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enterocolitis British  

/ ˌɛntərəʊkɒˈlaɪtɪs /

noun

1. inflammation of the small intestine and colon

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Etymology

Origin of enterocolitis

From New Latin, dating back to 1855–60; entero-, colitis

Example Sentences

Shortly afterwards, he was diagnosed with necrotising enterocolitis, a condition which causes tissue in the intestines to become inflamed and start to die.

From BBC

Newborns are at risk for necrotizing enterocolitis, a life-threatening inflammation of the intestine that virtually only affects new babies, according to the National Library of Medicine.

From Los Angeles Times

"In Sweden, all extremely preterm infants receive breast milk from their mother or donated breast milk. Despite this, almost one in ten children get a severe inflammation of the intestine called necrotising enterocolitis. It's one of the worst diseases you can have. At least three out of ten children die and those who survive often have neurological problems afterwards," says Thomas Abrahamsson, professor at Linköping University and senior physician at the neonatal department at the University Hospital in Linköping, who led the current study.

From Science Daily

In that study, the researchers also did not see any difference between the two types of enrichment on necrotising enterocolitis and severe sepsis.

From Science Daily

The researchers examined whether the two groups differed in the incidence of necrotising enterocolitis, sepsis and death.

From Science Daily