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Definition of
colitis noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
colitis
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
kəˈlaɪt̮əs
/
/
[
uncountable
]
(
medical
)
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a disease that causes pain and swelling in the
colon
(= part of the
bowel
)
See
colitis
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