enterocolitis
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of enterocolitis
From New Latin, dating back to 1855–60; see origin at entero-, colitis
Example Sentences
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Abbott faces more than 1,700 ongoing lawsuits linking its cow’s milk-based formula, Similac, to necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
Patients who undergo small bowel resection include premature infants with necrotizing enterocolitis, a severe intestinal disease that requires removal of damaged tissue.
From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026
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 • Dec. 23, 2025
In preterm infants, delayed clamping leads to improved circulation, less need for blood transfusions and a lower incidence of serious complications, such as necrotizing enterocolitis, or inflammation of the digestive tract.
From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2023
However, acute attacks of enterocolitis do not produce the marked anemia or the emaciation which are so common in the chronic cases of enteritis.
From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.
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