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Definition of Ileitis

1. Noun. Inflammation of the ileum.

Definition of Ileitis

1. Noun. (pathology) Inflammation of the ileum. ¹

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Definition of Ileitis

1. inflammation of the ileum [n ILEITIDES]

Medical Definition of Ileitis

1. Inflammation of the ileum. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ileitis

Literary usage of Ileitis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on the practice of medicine: For the Use of Students and Practioners by Roberts Bartholow (1881)
"ileitis is a catarrh of the ilium, either acute or chronic ; ileo-colitis is ... The acute form of ileitis or ileo-colitis sets in with some chilliness and ..."

2. A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of Children by David Francis Condie (1868)
"ileitis. Inflammation of the small intestines, either alone or combined with inflammation of the stomach, or of the large intestines, is a much more ..."

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