Enteritis refers to inflammation of which organ?

• A. Inflammation of the gallbladder
• B. Intestinal inflammation
• C. Inflammation of the liver
• D. Inflammation of the pancreas

Answer: (B)

Enteritis uses enter- for intestine and -itis for inflammation, so it denotes inflammation of the intestine. This specifically points to the small intestine, though in common usage it refers to intestinal inflammation in general. Inflammation of the gallbladder is cholecystitis, inflammation of the liver is hepatitis, and inflammation of the pancreas is pancreatitis. So the inflammation of the intestine is the best match.