enterocolitis
noun
en·tero·co·li·tis
ˌen-tə-rō-kə-ˈlī-təs 
: enteritis affecting both the large and small intestine
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There are more than one thousand claims the healthcare company’s infant formula causes necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC, a serious intestinal illness.
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Julie Coleman, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Zoom in: At issue is a bowel disease called necrotizing enterocolitis that mostly affects premature babies.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 26 Sep. 2024
Maeder pointed to headwinds from lawsuits related to baby formula that allegedly caused necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants.
—Alex Harring,fred Imbert, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2024
The sell-off is partly a result of the ongoing necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) lawsuits.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 18 July 2024
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Julie Coleman, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Zoom in: At issue is a bowel disease called necrotizing enterocolitis that mostly affects premature babies.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 26 Sep. 2024
Maeder pointed to headwinds from lawsuits related to baby formula that allegedly caused necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants.
—Alex Harring,fred Imbert, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2024
The sell-off is partly a result of the ongoing necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) lawsuits.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 18 July 2024
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enterocolitis
noun
en·tero·co·li·tis
ˌent-ə-rō-kə-ˈlīt-əs
: enteritis affecting both the large and small intestine
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