ulcerative colitis

noun

, Pathology.

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

Example Sentences

His health worsened — bad knees, diabetes and ulcerative colitis, according to court records — while he still tried to ply his trade.

From Washington Post

Vaughn reports that he sees patients with Crohn’s disease get more of an effect from cannabis than those with ulcerative colitis.

From Time

A study in a 2015 issue of the journal Gastroenterology found that a significantly greater percentage of patients with active ulcerative colitis who were treated with FMT experienced remission, compared with those who were given a placebo.

From Time

My 16-year-old daughter was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis.

From The Daily Beast

It may result from any form of enteritis as simple, mucous and ulcerative colitis, or an intestinal malignant growth.

From Project Gutenberg