Medical inflammation of the colon (large intestine); a medical condition characterized by swelling and irritation of the colon.
From Greek 'kolon' (colon) + '-itis' (suffix indicating inflammation). Medical terminology following the standard pattern for naming inflammatory conditions (like bronchitis, gastritis).
The '-itis' suffix is medicine's way of saying 'inflamed'—so colonitis means your colon is angry, basically. Doctors use these Greek and Latin-based terms because they were standardised centuries ago, making them the same across languages and borders.
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