ulcerative
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of ulcerative
1565–75; < Medieval Latin ulcerātīvus, equivalent to Latin ulcerāt ( us ) ( see ulcerate) + -īvus -ive
Example Sentences
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Doctors attempted to treat the actor with prescriptions used for patients with Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis, but nothing worked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Possible effects include a higher risk of reduced thyroid function, kidney cancer, testicular cancer, elevated cholesterol, pre-eclampsia and ulcerative colitis.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Back in 2005, researchers conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in 46 patients with ulcerative colitis.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
This includes those with a family history of colorectal cancer and people with inflammatory bowel conditions such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
His most troubling conditions were a strangely recurrent viral pneumonia, chronic sinusitis, and the ulcerative colitis that had laid him low the weekend before his scheduled testimony against Oppenheimer.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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