Meaning of NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  an acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may follow
	Synonyms:		NEC
	See Also:		inflammatory disease
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		This is an infection of the intestine that starts in the mucosa. At a later stage, full thickness necrosis and intestinal perforation can occur. Patients are often premature infants.