# colitis

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈlaɪtɪs/ · frequency rank #33,582

## Definitions
1. inflammation of the colon.
2. Ellipsis of ulcerative colitis.

## Etymology
From col- + -itis.

## Common misspellings (10)
`ccolitis`, `cloitis`, `coiltis`, `coliits`, `colitiss`, `colitsi`, `colittis`, `collitis`, `coltiis`, `oclitis`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/colitis