ileitis

American

[il-ee-ahy-tis] / ˌɪl iˈaɪ tɪs /

noun

Pathology.

inflammation of the ileum.

ileitis British

/ ˌɪlɪˈaɪtɪs /

noun

inflammation of the ileum

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Etymology

Origin of ileitis

First recorded in 1850–55; ile- + -itis

Example Sentences

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Eisenhower’s heart attack and ileitis were big news, George H.W.

From Washington Times • Jan. 24, 2018

President Eisenhower suffered three serious but temporary illnesses while in office: a heart attack in 1955, ileitis in 1956, and a mild stroke in 1957.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2016

Ranking in the nation's top ten, the medical school is part of a vast empire bossed by Surgeon I. S. Ravdin, who operated on President Eisenhower for ileitis.

From Time Magazine Archive

Kennedy succeeded Dwight Eisenhower, whose presidency was much afflicted by heart trouble and ileitis.

From Time Magazine Archive

According to the anatomical part specially attacked, it is subdivided into duodenitis, jejunitis, ileitis, typhlitis, appendicitis, colitis, proctitis.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various

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