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enterocolitis
[ en-tuh-roh-koh-lahy-tis, -kuh- ]
noun
- inflammation of the small intestine and the colon.
enterocolitis
/ ˌɛntərəʊkɒˈlaɪtɪs /
noun
- inflammation of the small intestine and colon
Word History and Origins
Origin of enterocolitis1
Example Sentences
The researchers examined whether the two groups differed in the incidence of necrotising enterocolitis, sepsis and death.
"In Sweden, all extremely preterm infants receive breast milk from their mother or donated breast milk. Despite this, almost one in ten children get a severe inflammation of the intestine called necrotising enterocolitis. It's one of the worst diseases you can have. At least three out of ten children die and those who survive often have neurological problems afterwards," says Thomas Abrahamsson, professor at Linköping University and senior physician at the neonatal department at the University Hospital in Linköping, who led the current study.
In that study, the researchers also did not see any difference between the two types of enrichment on necrotising enterocolitis and severe sepsis.
In preterm infants, delayed clamping leads to improved circulation, less need for blood transfusions and a lower incidence of serious complications, such as necrotizing enterocolitis, or inflammation of the digestive tract.
Probiotic supplements may be used to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis, a dangerous infection affecting premature infants that inflames and kills intestinal tissue.
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