Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

colitis

/kəˈlaɪtɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: co-li-tis
IPA: /kəˈlaɪtɪs/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

inflammation of the colon.

Uncountable

noun

Ellipsis of ulcerative colitis.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Peritoneal fluid was commonly found in acute colitides, particularly pseudomembranous, infectious, and ischemic colitides, and not in chronic IBD."
"Crohn's disease and colitis"

Etymology

From col- + -itis.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: col
Suffix: itis

Usage

Inflected Forms

colitides (plural) colitises (plural)

Derived Forms

colitogenic enterocolitis gastrocolitis gastroenterocolitis hemicolitis ileocolitis pancolitis proctocolitis rectocolitis

Phrases

cord colitis syndrome spastic colitis ulcerative colitis Crohn's disease irritable bowel syndrome

Frequently Paired Words

Crohn's disease irritable bowel syndrome

Synonyms

colonitis

Questions

How do you pronounce colitis?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈlaɪtɪs/.
What does colitis mean?: inflammation of the colon.
Where does colitis come from?: From col- + -itis.

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