Diseases

Colitis

Inflammation of the COLON section of the large intestine (INTESTINE, LARGE), usually with symptoms such as DIARRHEA (often with blood and mucus), ABDOMINAL PAIN, and FEVER.

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Abstract

Inflammation of the COLON section of the large intestine (INTESTINE, LARGE), usually with symptoms such as DIARRHEA (often with blood and mucus), ABDOMINAL PAIN, and FEVER.

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  • Colitides

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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general; note specifics; ENTEROCOLITIS is also available

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  1. C06w.405w.205w.265w
  2. C06w.405w.469w.158.188w

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WI 522

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Colitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003092. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003092
  2. Colitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colitis
  3. Colitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2453464