Proctitis
Full definition of proctitis
Noun
proctitis
(usually uncountable; plural proctitides)- (pathology) An inflammation of the anus and the lining of the rectum.
- 2009, March 10, Jane E. Brody, Oxygen Therapy Is Valuable, Sometimes, A study published last September in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics found hyperbaric oxygen helpful for patients with radiation proctitis , which can cause bleeding, rectal ulcers and loss of bowel control .