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Enteritis vs Colitis - What's the difference?

enteritis | colitis |

In pathology terms the difference between enteritis and colitis

is that enteritis is inflammation of the intestines, generally the small intestine, that may lead to diarrhea while colitis is inflammation of the colon.

enteritis

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (pathology) Inflammation of the intestines, generally the small intestine, that may lead to diarrhea.

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    colitis

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia colitis) (-)
  • (pathology) inflammation of the colon.

    • Synonyms

    * colonitis

    See also

    * irritable bowel syndrome

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