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[[Image:Cryptitis high mag.jpg|thumb|[[Micrograph]] showing cryptitis - the histologic finding of an acute colitis. [[H&E stain]].]] | [[Image:Cryptitis high mag.jpg|thumb|[[Micrograph]] showing cryptitis - the histologic finding of an acute colitis. [[H&E stain]].]] | ||
'''Colitis''', plural '''colitides''', is an inflammatory process that involves the [[colon]]. | '''Colitis''', plural '''colitides''', is an inflammatory process that involves the [[colon]]. | ||
'''Proctitis''' and '''cecitis''', redirect to this article, as the mucosa of the rectum and cecum are very similar to that of the colon. | |||
==Type of colitis== | ==Type of colitis== | ||