Inflammation of the inner lining of the colon.
From endo- + col- (from Latin colon, 'large intestine') + -itis (inflammation). This medical term specifies inflammation of the colon's mucous membrane specifically.
Conditions like endocolitis are diagnosed by colonoscopy, where doctors thread a camera into your intestines—this technology revolutionized gastroenterology by letting doctors see inflammation directly instead of just guessing from symptoms.
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