PROCTITIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does proctitis mean? 

• PROCTITIS (noun)
  The noun PROCTITIS has 1 sense:

1. inflammation of the rectum; marked by bloody stools and a frequent urge to defecate; frequently associated with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis

  Familiarity information: PROCTITIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROCTITIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inflammation of the rectum; marked by bloody stools and a frequent urge to defecate; frequently associated with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("proctitis" is a kind of...):

inflammation; redness; rubor (a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat)