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June 18, 2013

Clostridium Difficile Colitis (Antibiotic-Associated Colitis, C. difficile colitis) Glossary of Terms

The following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the Clostridium Difficile Colitis (Antibiotic-Associated Colitis, C. difficile colitis) article.

Abdomen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abdominal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abdominal pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Acquired: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Antibiotic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Antibody: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bacteria: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bacterial: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bacterium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Botulism: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cell: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Clostridium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Clostridium difficile: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colon: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Colonoscope: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colonoscopy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Computed tomography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Crohn's disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dehydration: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diagnosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diarrhea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Electrolyte: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Erythromycin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

False negative: See the definition from MedTerms.com

False positive: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fecal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Feces: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fever: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Inflammation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Laboratory: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Megacolon: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Membranous: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Microscope: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mouth: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nursing: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Parasitic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Penicillin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Peritonitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prevalence: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Proteins: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pseudomembranous colitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Rectum: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Recurrence: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Recurrent: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Relapse: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Resistance: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sigmoid: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sigmoidoscope: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sigmoidoscopy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stool: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Strain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Surgery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tetanus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tetracycline: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tomography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Toxin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Ulcerative colitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vaccination: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Viral: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Virulent: See the definition from MedTerms.com

White blood cell: See the definition from MedTerms.com

X-ray: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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