noun
- Plural of enterocolitis; instances or cases of inflammation of the small intestine and colon.
Usage: Medical term; Plural form
Examples
- The hospital reported several cases of enterocolitises among premature infants.
- Necrotizing enterocolitises are a serious complication in neonatal intensive care units.
- Multiple enterocolitises were documented in the outbreak investigation.
- The pediatrician reviewed the enterocolitises cases from the past year.
- Infectious enterocolitises can be caused by various bacterial pathogens.