proctitis

[prok-tahy-tis]

noun Pathology.

inflammation of the rectum and anus.

Origin of proctitis

proct- + -itis

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Can any one that suffers from proctitis, etc., have a natural stool?
Intestinal Ills
Alcinous Burton Jamison
Chronic constipation is the result of proctitis and colitis.
Intestinal Ills
Alcinous Burton Jamison
These hypertrophied tabs or folds, like pruritus ani, are symptoms of proctitis.
Intestinal Ills
Alcinous Burton Jamison
All cases of proctitis are more or less accompanied by constipation and diarrhea.
Intestinal Ills
Alcinous Burton Jamison
There is a legion of secondary symptoms of proctitis, all of which medical empiricism considers and denominates causes.
Intestinal Ills
Alcinous Burton Jamison

proctitis in Medicine

proctitis

[prŏk-tī′tĭs]

n.

Inflammation of the rectum or anus.rectitis

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