pouchitis means inflammation of the ileal pouch (an artificial rectum surgically created out of ileal gut tissue in patients who have undergone a colectomy). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.
Etymology
From pouch + -itis.
noun
- inflammation of the ileal pouch (an artificial rectum surgically created out of ileal gut tissue in patients who have undergone a colectomy).