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ENTERITIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inflammation of the intestine (especially the small intestine); usually characterized by diarrhea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("enteritis" is a kind of...):
inflammation; redness; rubor (a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "enteritis"):
necrotizing enteritis (enteritis characterized by bloody diarrhea and severe abdominal pain)
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