noun
a serious chronic inflammatory disease of the large intestine and rectum characterized by recurrent episodes of abdominal pain and fever and chills and profuse diarrhea
• Hypernyms: ↑colitis, ↑inflammatory bowel disease
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noun : a nonspecific inflammatory disease of the colon of unknown cause characterized by diarrhea with discharge of mucus and blood, cramping abdominal pain, and inflammation and edema of the mucous membrane with patches of ulceration
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Pathol.
chronic ulceration in the large intestine, characterized by painful abdominal cramps and profuse diarrhea containing pus, blood, and mucus.
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ulcerative colitis noun (medicine)
Chronic ulceration of the colon
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Main Entry: ↑ulcer
Useful english dictionary. 2012.