terminal ileitis

terminal ileitis

n.

See Crohn's disease.

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ileitis

inflammation of the ileum or distal portion of small intestine, manifested by chronic or intermittent diarrhea and weight loss.

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granulomatous ileitis

see granulomatous enteritis.

proliferative ileitis

see porcine intestinal adenomatosis.

regional ileitis

see terminal ileitis (below).

terminal ileitis

a disease of young animals including pigs, lambs and horses characterized by illthrift and sometimes diarrhea.

transmissible ileitis

see wet tail.

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terminal

1. forming or pertaining to an end.

2. a termination, end or extremity, especially a nerve ending.

3. the end-stages of a fatal illness.

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terminal cisterns

the SER (smooth endoplasmic reticulum) in skeletal muscle fibers is a network of cisterns and tubules; the cisterns are attachments to the tubules and two tubules and a terminal cistern make up a triad.

terminal crossbreeding

a breeding program in which crossbreds are produced by mating two sets of purebreds but without further breeding among the crossbreds; a continuing F₁ generation.

efferent terminal

nerve endings transmitting nerve stimuli to effector organs; include neuromuscular spindles and Golgi apparatus.

terminal ileitis

see terminal ileitis.

terminal pathway

see terminal complement pathway.

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terminal ileitis

 Crohn's disease, see there