Enteritis
| Enteritis | |
|---|---|
| Classification and external resources | |
| Specialty | gastroenterology |
| ICD-10 | A02-A09, K50-K55 |
| ICD-9-CM | 005, 008, 009, 555-558 |
| MedlinePlus | 001149 |
| MeSH | D004751 |
Enteritis (entero- + -itis) is inflammation of the small intestine. It is most commonly caused by food or drink contaminated with pathogenic microbes.[1] Symptoms include abdominal pain, cramping, diarrhea, dehydration, and fever.[1] Inflammation of related organs of the gastrointestinal system are:
- stomach and small intestine
- large and small intestine
Etymology and pronunciation
The word enteritis (/ˌɛntərˈaɪtᵻs/) uses combining forms of entero- and -itis, both New Latin from Greek, respectively from ἑντερον (enteron, small intestine) and -ιτις (-itis, inflammation).
See also
References
- 1 2 Dugdale, David C., IIII, and George F Longretch., such as Serratia "Enteritis". MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia, 18 October 2008. Accessed 24 August 2009.
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