microscopic colitis
Medical Definition
Inflammation of the colon that is only apparent by microscopic examination.
Wikipedia Summary
Microscopic colitis refers to two related medical conditions which cause diarrhea: collagenous colitis and lymphocytic colitis. Both conditions are characterized by the presence of chronic non-bloody watery diarrhea, normal appearances on colonoscopy and characteristic histopathology findings of inflammatory cells..
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