kolitis
kolítis with stress marks
colitis
Usage Note
Kolitis is a medical loanword from English, ultimately from Greek, used by healthcare professionals and patients to describe inflammation of the colon. It appears mainly in clinical and health-awareness contexts rather than everyday casual speech.
Examples
" May kolitis ang lola ko. "
Natural Translation
My grandmother has colitis.
Literal Translation
Has colitis the grandmother my.
" Sinabi ng doktor na may kolitis siya at dapat mag-ingat sa pagkain. "
Natural Translation
The doctor said he/she has colitis and should be careful with his/her diet.
Literal Translation
Said the doctor that has colitis he/she and should be-careful in eating.
" Dahil sa kanyang kolitis, pinayuhan siya ng doktor na iwasan ang maaanghang at matatabang pagkain. "
Natural Translation
Because of his colitis, the doctor advised him to avoid spicy and fatty food.
Literal Translation
Because of his colitis, advised him the doctor that avoid the spicy and fatty food.
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