colitis
101mucous colitis — n IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME esp irritable bowel syndrome characterized by the passage of unusually large amounts of mucus * * * see irritable bowel syndrome * * * former term for irritable bowel syndrome; see under syndrome …
102collagenous colitis — a type of colitis characterized by deposits of collagenous material beneath the epithelium of the colon, with crampy abdominal pain and marked reduction in fluid and electrolyte absorption, leading to watery diarrhea; there is no mucosal… …
103ischemic colitis — a type of colitis caused by acute vascular insufficiency of the colon, usually the part supplied by the inferior mesenteric artery; symptoms include pain at the left iliac fossa, bloody diarrhea, low grade fever, abdominal distention and… …
104regional colitis — segmental colitis transmural or granulomatous inflammatory disease of the colon; regional enteritis involving the colon only. It may be associated with ulceration, strictures, or fistulas …
105transmural colitis — inflammation of the full thickness of the intestinal wall, rather than just mucosa or submucosa, usually with formation of noncaseating granulomas. It may be confined to the colon, segmentally or diffusely, or extend into the small intestine… …
106ulcerative colitis — inflammation and ulceration of the colon and rectum. See: colitis …
107mucous colitis — A form of colitis that is less inflammatory and closer in nature, if not identical with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, with cramps, intestinal guarding followed by soft or hard stools and various amounts of mucus. There are usually periods of… …
108mucous colitis — noun recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation); often associated with emotional stress • Syn: ↑irritable bowel syndrome, ↑spastic colon • Hypernyms: ↑colitis, ↑inflammatory bowel disease * * * noun : a …
109ulcerative colitis — noun Date: circa 1928 a nonspecific inflammatory disease of the colon of unknown cause characterized by diarrhea with discharge of mucus and blood, cramping abdominal pain, and inflammation and edema of the mucous membrane with patches of… …
110Pseudomembranöse Colitis — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 A04.7 Enterokolitis durch Clostridium difficile Pseudomembranöse Kolitis …
