Inflammation of the innermost layer of the small intestine, a medical condition affecting the deepest tissue layer of the bowel.
From Greek 'eso-' (innermost) plus 'enteron' (intestine) plus '-itis' (inflammation). This medical term precisely locates inflammation to the deepest intestinal tissue.
The intestinal wall is incredibly layered like a croissant—outer, middle, inner—and doctors can specify exactly which layer is inflamed, which matters because outer inflammation and inner inflammation need completely different treatments.
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