ulcerative colitis

noun

|Updated on: 31 May 2018

Definition of ulcerative colitis

: a nonspecific inflammatory disease of the colon of unknown cause characterized by diarrhea with discharge of mucus and blood, cramping abdominal pain, and inflammation and edema of the mucous membrane with patches of ulceration

Recent Examples of ulcerative colitis from the Web

Luke battled a life-threatening digestive disorder, ulcerative colitis, in 2016.

— jim asker, Billboard, "For King & Country Are on a 'Passionate Pursuit of Joy' With New Music: Hear Their Lead Single 'Joy'," 18 May 2018
Some of Takeda’s current top sellers are Entyvio, used to treat ulcerative colitis, and cancer drug Leuprorelin.

— lisa schencker, chicagotribune.com, "Drugmaker Takeda's future in Deerfield uncertain following acquisition news," 8 May 2018
Their analysis compared 144,018 individuals with Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis and 720,090 healthy controls.

— diana kwon, Scientific American, "Does Parkinson’s Begin in the Gut?," 8 May 2018
Frey -- a singer, guitarist and composer -- died in 2016 at age 67, felled by a combination of rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis and pneumonia.

— mary colurso, AL.com, "Is it really the Eagles without Glenn Frey? Yes, but ...," 20 Apr. 2018
At age 28, son Marvin was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, an incurable disease that forced surgery to remove his colon.

— susan page, USA TODAY, "Barbara Bush, former first lady and matriarch of Bush family, dies at 92," 17 Apr. 2018
Stress can also worsen inflammation in the digestive tract for people with inflammatory bowel diseases, like Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, SELF reported previously.

— korin miller, SELF, "Olympic Figure Skater Adam Rippon Speaks the Truth About Nervous Poops," 6 Apr. 2018
Clinical trials by Lycera, a company Glick founded, are now assessing the first of those drugs for psoriasis and ulcerative colitis, an intestinal illness related to Crohn disease.

— mitch leslie, Science | AAAS, "To treat some diseases, researchers are putting immune cells on a diet," 29 Mar. 2018
The Phase 2 results for ulcerative colitis, announced Monday, gave investors confidence that Arena’s new strategy is working.

— bradley j. fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Arena Pharma recovers from weight-loss failure," 22 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of ulcerative colitis

circa 1928

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