enteritis regional

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• enteritis regional — Véase enfermedad de Crohn. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …   Diccionario médico

• Enteritis, regional — Crohn’s disease by another name, a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine primarily in the small and large intestines but which can occur anywhere in the digestive system between the mouth and the anus. Named after Burrill Crohn who… …   Medical dictionary

• Regional enteritis — Crohn’s disease, a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine primarily in the small and large intestines but which can occur anywhere in the digestive system between the mouth and the anus. Named after Burrill Crohn who described the… …   Medical dictionary

• enteritis — Inflammation of the intestine, especially of the small intestine. [entero + G. itis, inflammation] e. anaphylactica a hemorrhagic and necrotizing inflammation developing in the ileum (and also the colon) of sensitized dogs when they are fed a… …   Medical dictionary

• enteritis — n. inflammation of the small intestine, usually causing diarrhoea. Infective enteritis is caused by viruses or bacteria; radiation enteritis is caused by X rays or radioactive isotopes. See also: Crohn s disease (regional enteritis),… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• enteritis — /en teuh ruy tis/, n. 1. Pathol. inflammation of the intestines, esp. the small intestine. 2. Vet. Pathol. distemper1 (def. 1c). [1800 10; < NL; see ENTER , ITIS] * * * ▪ pathology       inflammation of the intestines (especially of the small… …   Universalium

• regional enteritis — Chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, most commonly the small intestine and colon. Regional enteritis increases the risk for colorectal cancer and small intestine cancer. Also called Crohn disease …   English dictionary of cancer terms

• regional enteritis — noun a serious chronic and progressive inflammation of the ileum producing frequent bouts of diarrhea with abdominal pain and nausea and fever and weight loss • Syn: ↑regional ileitis, ↑Crohn s disease • Hypernyms: ↑colitis, ↑inflammatory bowel… …   Useful english dictionary

• regional enteritis — Pathol. See Crohn s disease. Also called regional ileitis. * * * …   Universalium

• regional 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 …   Medical dictionary