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necrotizing enterocolitis
Broader Terms:
colitis
Broader Terms:
enteritis
Related Terms:
premature infant human
Scope Note:
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.
Term Number:
5005-0017
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