regional enteritis

1. 1.

   a serious chronic and progressive inflammation of the ileum producing frequent bouts of diarrhea with abdominal pain and nausea and fever and weight loss

   Synonymsregional ileitisCrohn's disease

   Broadercolitis

Questions about regional enteritis

What does regional enteritis mean?

regional enteritis means "a serious chronic and progressive inflammation of the ileum producing frequent bouts of diarrhea with abdominal pain and nausea and fever and weight loss".

What is another word for regional enteritis?

Close synonyms include regional ileitis, Crohn's disease. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.