Definition of enterocolitis in English:
enterocolitis
nounˌɛntərəʊkəˈlʌɪtɪsˌɛn(t)əroʊkəˈlaɪdəs
mass nounMedicine Inflammation of both the small intestine and the colon.
Example sentencesExamples
- The study did not find any evidence that prophylactic indomethacin affected other outcomes such as chronic lung disease, necrotising enterocolitis, and retinopathy.
- Bloody diarrhea is much more suggestive of inflammatory bowel disease or infectious enterocolitis.
- In premature infants, necrotizing enterocolitis is the most common surgical cause of an acute abdomen.
- Prophylaxis with penicillin may be of benefit in neutropenic patients with symptoms of enterocolitis.
- There was no histologic evidence of celiac disease, collagenous or lymphocytic enterocolitis, or inflammatory bowel disease.
Definition of enterocolitis in US English:
enterocolitis
nounˌen(t)ərōkəˈlīdəsˌɛn(t)əroʊkəˈlaɪdəs
Medicine Inflammation of both the small intestine and the colon.
Example sentencesExamples
- In premature infants, necrotizing enterocolitis is the most common surgical cause of an acute abdomen.
- Bloody diarrhea is much more suggestive of inflammatory bowel disease or infectious enterocolitis.
- Prophylaxis with penicillin may be of benefit in neutropenic patients with symptoms of enterocolitis.
- There was no histologic evidence of celiac disease, collagenous or lymphocytic enterocolitis, or inflammatory bowel disease.
- The study did not find any evidence that prophylactic indomethacin affected other outcomes such as chronic lung disease, necrotising enterocolitis, and retinopathy.