Inflammation of the omentum, the fatty tissue in the abdomen.
From Greek 'epiploon' (omentum) + '-itis' (inflammation), a medical term for inflammation of abdominal fatty tissue.
Epiploitis is rare today because antibiotics prevent infections, but it was a severe, life-threatening condition before modern medicine—surgeons had to remove infected omentum.
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.