rectitis

English

Etymology

From rect- +‎ -itis.

Noun

rectitis (uncountable) (medicine)

1. Synonym of proctitis (“rectum inflamation”)

Further reading

• “rectitis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “rectitis”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.
• 1839, Robley Dunglison, “RECTITIS”, in Medical Lexicon. A New Dictionary of Medical Science, […], 2nd edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, successors to Carey and Co., →OCLC: