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Definition of colitis noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

colitis

noun

/kəˈlaɪtɪs/

/kəˈlaɪtɪs/

[uncountable] (medical)

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a disease that causes pain and swelling (= the condition of being larger than normal) in the colon (= part of the bowels)

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