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Gastroenteritis Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -itis

Gastroenteritis has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

inflammation of the stomach and intestines; can be caused by Salmonella enteritidis

2

Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the stomach and intestine; often caused by an infection.

See Also
gastro gastroenteritic stomach flu stomach mucous membrane loperamide infection inflammation
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
inflammatory disease
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
cholera infantum cholera morbus
Rhyming Words
tis utis itis otis batis bitis artis métis yetis metis cutis fetis ottis vitis satis mitis pitis mentis cystis iritis
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