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What sort of disease is colitis?
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Colon Inflammation: Colitis is the term which refers to inflammation of the large intestine otherwise known as the colon. Colitis can have many causes such as infection, lack of blood flow (ischemic), inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis, crohn's), etc.
Answered 3/21/2018
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Inflamation: Severl types, but each involves inflammation of the colon. Can be infectious, inflammatory, ischemic.
Answered 1/4/2016
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