HealthAugust 16, 2026

enterocolitis

EN-tuh-roh-koh-LY-tis

Definition

A serious medical condition, specifically necrotizing enterocolitis, involving inflammation of the intestines and colon, commonly affecting premature infants.

Etymology

Derived from Greek roots 'enteron' (intestine) and 'colon' (large intestine), with the suffix '-itis' indicating inflammation.

In the news

The article mentions this condition to explain that milk banks typically serve premature infants to prevent such life-threatening infections, contrasting this with the bank's emergency role during the war.

How Israel’s milk bank helped babies after October 7

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The Jerusalem Post

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