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ulcerative colitis

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noun

Pathology.
  1. chronic ulceration in the large intestine, characterized by painful abdominal cramps and profuse diarrhea containing pus, blood, and mucus.


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According to an abstract presented at a medical meeting, there were improvements based on the Disease Activity Index, a common score for assessing the severity of ulcerative colitis.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

The drug also performed well among patients with difficult-to-treat ulcerative colitis, suggesting more patients could benefit from the drug than previously thought, the analysts note.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

Another time, when Kavanagh was suffering ulcerative colitis, he brought his laptop and worked from a hospital bed.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 5, 2026

Inflammatory bowel disease, which includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, has not been studied extensively when it comes to diet.

From Science Daily Apr. 3, 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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