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ulcerative colitis en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) A chronic disease, characterized by abdominal pain and diarrhea mixed with blood, that results in inflammation and ulcers of the colon and rectum; one of the two main types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
   • Submucosal thickening further contributes to luminal narrowing. Additionally, the lamina propria is thickened because of round-cell infiltration in both acute and chronic ulcerative colitides [7, 12]. 1996 July, Richard M. Gore, Emil J. Balthazar, Gary G. Ghahremani, Frank H. Miller, “CT Features of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease”, in American Journal of Roentgenology, volume 167, number 1, →DOI, page 5:

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Crohn's disease

Hypernyms

inflammatory bowel disease

Synonyms

UC

Translations (4)

hu colitis ulcerosa (chronic disease that results in inflammation and ulcers of the colon and rectum) · fr rectocolite hémorragique (chronic disease that results in inflammation and ulcers of the colon and rectum) · de Colitis ulcerosa (chronic disease that results in inflammation and ulcers of the colon and rectum) · es colitis ulcerosa (chronic disease that results in inflammation and ulcers of the colon and rectum)