Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enterocolitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: en-te-ro-col-i-tis
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the small intestine and of the colon.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Idiopathic IBD also must be differentiated from infectious, ischemic, and radiation enterocolitides."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron)der. New Latin entero-bor. English entero- English colitis English enterocolitis From entero- + colitis.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

enterocolitides (plural)

Derived Forms

enterocolitic

Questions

What does enterocolitis mean?: Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the small intestine and of the colon.
Where does enterocolitis come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron)der. New Latin entero-bor. English entero- English colitis English enterocolitis From entero- + colitis.

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