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jejunitis

jejunitis

9.9
A swelling and pain in the middle part of the small intestine
  • noun
  • /ˌdʒɛdʒʊˈnaɪtɪs/
  • Specialized
: yeyunitis
  • The patient was diagnosed with jejunitis after experiencing severe abdominal pain and discomfort.

Examples

  • Chronic jejunitis may require dietary changes and medication for effective management.

  • He suffered from jejunitis due to a bacterial infection.

  • A biopsy confirmed that the inflammation observed was indeed jejunitis.

  • The doctor diagnosed her with jejunitis after the tests.

  • The patient was diagnosed with jejunitis after experiencing severe abdominal pain and discomfort.

  • A biopsy confirmed that the inflammation observed was indeed jejunitis.

  • Chronic jejunitis may require dietary changes and medication for effective management.

How Severe

jejunoileitis
  • Specialized
9.9
jejunitis
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

jejunitis singular
jejunitides plural

Morphology

jejunitis = jejunum (transparent) = jejunum + itis

Standard medical formation: 'jejunum' + the diagnostic suffix '-itis' yields 'inflammation of the jejunum'; morphologically regular though the term is technical.

Etymology

Jejunitis comes from the root jejun-, from a Latin word meaning 'empty' because the middle part of the small intestine was often found empty, plus the ending -itis, which means 'inflammation' and appears in words like tonsillitis. So jejunitis means 'inflammation of the jejunum', the middle section of the small intestine.