Disease or Syndrome
ileitis Audio
il·e·i·tis [ il-ee-ahy-tis ]
Subclass of:
Ileal Diseases; Enteritis
Etymology:
Latin ilium = the flank + -itis = inflammation
Definitions related to ileitis:
  • Inflammation of any segment of the ILEUM and the ILEOCECAL VALVE.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Inflammation of the ileum.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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