Pouchitis
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pouchitis is a noun meaning inflammation of the ileal pouch (an artificial rectum surgically created out of ileal gut tissue in patients who have undergone a colectomy).
Meaning
inflammation of the ileal pouch (an artificial rectum surgically created out of ileal gut tissue in patients who have undergone a colectomy).
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pouchoscopy, paraproctitis, pouch, gastroileostomy, ileotomy, chondroid.
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