necrotizing enterocolitis
- noun
- /ˈnɛkrəˌtaɪzɪŋ ˌɛntəroʊkəˈlaɪtɪs/
- Specialized
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enterocolitis necrótica
- Premature infants require careful observation for signs of necrotizing enterocolitis, which can lead to serious complications.
- necrotizing enterocolitis is an intestinal
These are prolonged antibiotics at birth beyond the five days are associated with the development of necrotizing enterocolitis over the next couple months.
- These are prolonged antibiotics at birth beyond the five days are associated with the development of necrotizing enterocolitis over the next couple months.
Examples
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These are prolonged antibiotics at birth beyond the five days are associated with the development of necrotizing enterocolitis over the next couple months.
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The doctor explained that necrotizing enterocolitis is an inflammatory condition that primarily affects premature infants.
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Research shows that providing breast milk may significantly lower the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants.
Synonyms
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A serious swelling of the intestines in babies born very early that can cause part of the intestine to die
Serious inflammation of the intestine that makes parts of it die and causes bloody diarrhea and strong belly pain
Antonyms
How Inflamed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'necrotizing' means causing tissue death and 'enterocolitis' means inflammation of the small intestine and colon, so together they denote intestinal inflammation accompanied by tissue death. This follows standard medical compounding patterns and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent terms.
Etymology
Necrotizing enterocolitis comes from word parts that describe the problem: necrotizing means causing tissue to die ('death'), and entero plus colitis point to the intestine and its 'inflammation'. So the name literally refers to serious intestine damage where tissue dies, which is why it describes the dangerous illness often seen in premature babies.