mucous colitis
n.
A disease of the mucous membrane of the colon, characterized by colicky pain, constipation or diarrhea, and the passage of mucous or slimy pseudomembranous shreds and patches.myxomembranous colitis
Nearby words
mucoserous, mucoserous cell, mucosulfatidosis, mucous, mucous cell, mucous colitis, mucous connective tissue, mucous gland, mucous membrane, mucous plug, mucoviscidosis
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