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ulcerative colitis

ulcerative colitis noun: 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).

Noun

ulcerative colitis (usually uncountable, plural ulcerative colitides)

  1. (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).
    • Submucosal thickening further contributes to luminal narrowing. Additionally, the lamina propria is thickened because of round-cell infiltration in both acute and chronic ulcerative colitides [7, 12].1996 July, Richard M. Gore, Emil J. Balthazar, Gary G. Ghahremani, Frank H. Miller, “CT Features of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease”, in American Journal of Roentgenology, volume 167, number...
    Synonyms:
    UC

ulcerative colitis meaning in Tamil

ulcerative colitis in Tamil

குடற்புண்கள், பெருங்குடல் அழற்சி

Synonyms of ulcerative colitis

Forms of ulcerative colitis

pluralulcerative colitides

Questions about ulcerative colitis

What does ulcerative colitis mean?
Ulcerative colitis means 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).
What is ulcerative colitis in Tamil?
Ulcerative colitis in Tamil is குடற்புண்கள், பெருங்குடல் அழற்சி. See Ulcerative colitis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ulcerative colitis?
Ulcerative colitis is a noun.
What is the plural of ulcerative colitis?
The plural of ulcerative colitis is ulcerative colitides.

Words near ulcerative colitis in the dictionary

  1. ulcerating sclerosing granuloma
  2. ulceration
  3. ulcerations
  4. ulcerative
  5. ulcerative colitides
  6. ulcerative colitis
  7. ulcerative gingivitis
  8. ulceratory
  9. ulcered
  10. ulceriferous
  11. ulcering

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