Medical Dictionary
ulcerative colitis
noun
Medical Definition of ULCERATIVE COLITIS
: a chronic inflammatory disease of the colon that is of unknown cause and is 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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