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Definition of Regional enteritis

1. 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.

Medical Definition of Regional enteritis

1. A subacute chronic enteritis, of unknown cause, involving the terminal ileum and less frequently other parts of the gastrointestinal tract; characterised by patchy deep ulcers that may cause fistulas, and narrowing and thickening of the bowel by fibrosis and lymphocytic infiltration, with noncaseating tuberculoid granulomas that also may be found in regional lymph nodes; symptoms include fever, diarrhoea, cramping abdominal pain, and weight loss. Synonym: chronic cicatrizing enteritis, Crohn's disease, distal ileitis, regional ileitis, terminal ileitis, granulomatous enteritis. (05 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Regional enteritis

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

1. Digestive Diseases of the U. S.: Epidemiology and Impact edited by James E. Everhart (1994)
"Crohn's disease also is called regional enteritis, terminal ileitis, or granulomatous enteritis. The ulcerative colitis category also includes terms such as ..."

2. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"regional enteritis and ulcerative colitis are both inflammatory diseases of the bowel. They are distinguished by X-ray evidence of bowel inflammation, ..."

3. Ssa and Va Disability Programs: Re-Examination of Disability Criteria Needed by Robert E. Robertson, Kay E. Brown, Brett S. Fallavollita (2002)
"... in medical terminology. existing conditions already listed: chronic ulcerative and regional enteritis. Expand the types of allowable imaging techniques. ..."

4. 6th Annual Report on Carcinogens (1991) by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"... chronic active liver disease, regional enteritis, ulcerative colitis, various autoimmune diseases of the eye, acute and chronic glomerulonephritis, ..."

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