Online Encyclopedia

ENTERITIS (Gr. Evrepov, intestine)

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V09, Page 654 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

ENTERITIS (Gr. Evrepov, intestine)  , a general medical
See also:
term for inflammation of the bowels . According to the anatomical
See also:
part specially attacked, it is subdivided into duodenitis, jejunitis, ileitis, typhlitis,
See also:
appendicitis, colitis, proctitis . The chief sympton is diarrhoea . The term " enteric fever " has recently come into use instead of " typhoid " for the latter disease; but See TYPHOID FEVER .

End of Article: ENTERITIS (Gr. Evrepov, intestine)
[back]
ENTASIS (from Gr. vTelvety, to stretch a line or be...
[next]
ENTHUSIASM

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click and select "copy." Paste it into a website, email, or other HTML document.