proctitis
[prok-tahy-tis]
- inflammation of the rectum and anus.
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Origin of proctitis
proct- + -itis
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Can any one that suffers from proctitis, etc., have a natural stool?
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Chronic constipation is the result of proctitis and colitis.
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These hypertrophied tabs or folds, like pruritus ani, are symptoms of proctitis.
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All cases of proctitis are more or less accompanied by constipation and diarrhea.
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There is a legion of secondary symptoms of proctitis, all of which medical empiricism considers and denominates causes.
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proctitis
(prŏk-tī′tĭs)- Inflammation of the rectum or anus.rectitis
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