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Colitis

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002583

Colitis refers to an inflammation of the colon and is often used to describe an inflammation of the large intestine (colon, cecum and rectum). Colitides may be acute and self-limited or chronic, and broadly fit into the category of digestive diseases. [ ]

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Colitis

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has obo namespace

human_phenotype

HP:0002583

Term relations

Equivalent to:

has_part some (
    increased amount and
    inheres in some (
        inflammatory response and
        occurs in some colon) and
    has modifier some abnormal)

Subclass of:

Inflammation of the large intestine