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colitis
noun(co-li-tis)
inflammation of the colon
colitis
noun(co-li-tis)
a nonspecific inflammatory disease of the colon of unknown cause characterized by diarrhea with discharge of mucus and blood, cramping abdominal pain, and inflammation and edema of the mucous membrane with patches of ulceration

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