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Definition of Mucous colitis
1. Noun. Recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation); often associated with emotional stress.
Exact synonyms: Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Spastic Colon
Generic synonyms: Colitis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Generic synonyms: Colitis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Medical Definition of Mucous colitis
1. An affection of the mucous membrane of the colon characterised by colicky pain, constipation or diarrhoea (sometimes alternating), and passage of mucous or slimy pseudomembranous shreds and patches. Synonym: mucocolitis, myxomembranous colitis. (05 Mar 2000)