proctitis

English

Etymology

From proct- +‎ -itis.

Noun

proctitis (usually uncountable, plural proctitides)

  1. (pathology) An inflammation of the anus and the lining of the rectum.
    • 2009 March 10, Jane E. Brody, “Oxygen Therapy Is Valuable, Sometimes”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 March 2023:
      A study published last September in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics found hyperbaric oxygen helpful for patients with radiation proctitis, which can cause bleeding, rectal ulcers and loss of bowel control .

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