ulcerative colitis
noun1
Medicine, Pathology, Sciences 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).
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