Necrotizing enterocolitis

Introduction: Necrotizing enterocolitis

Description of Necrotizing enterocolitis

Necrotizing enterocolitis (medical condition): A rare disease that is tends to occur in premature infants and...more »

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Necrotizing enterocolitis: an acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may follow.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Necrotizing enterocolitis: extensive ulceration and necrosis of the ileum and colon in premature infants in the neonatal period; possibly due to perinatal intestinal ischemia and bacterial invasion.
Source: CRISP

Necrotizing enterocolitis: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Necrotizing enterocolitis:

• Enterocolitis
• Ulceration
• Necrosis (37 causes)
• Ileum
• Colon
• Colon symptoms (15 causes)
• Colon disease
• Colon disorder
• Premature
• Neonatal

Necrotizing enterocolitis as a Disease

Necrotizing enterocolitis (medical condition): See Necrotizing enterocolitis (disease information).
  »Introduction: Necrotizing enterocolitis
  »Symptoms of Necrotizing enterocolitis

Necrotizing enterocolitis: Related Diseases

Necrotizing enterocolitis: Necrotizing enterocolitis is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Intestine conditions
• Abdominal conditions
• Digestive conditions
• Mucus membrane conditions
• Inflammatory conditions that may be pathogenic or non-pathogenic

More information on medical condition: Necrotizing enterocolitis:

• Information about Necrotizing enterocolitis
• Basic Summary for Necrotizing enterocolitis
• Symptoms of Necrotizing enterocolitis
• Complications of Necrotizing enterocolitis

Necrotizing enterocolitis: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Necrotizing enterocolitis:

• feeding intolerance
• peritonitis
• systemic hypotension
• abdominal distension
• colostomy
• pneumoperitoneum

Terms associated with Necrotizing enterocolitis:

Terms Similar to Necrotizing enterocolitis:

• NEC

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Necrotizing enterocolitis

• colitis
• enteritis

Source - CRISP

• inflammatory disease

Source - WordNet 2.1

Other terms that may be related to Necrotizing enterocolitis:

• premature infant human

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Necrotizing enterocolitis

The following list attempts to classify Necrotizing enterocolitis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• inflammatory disease
• disease
• illness,malady,sickness,unwellness
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

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