ulcerative colitis

noun

|Updated on: 26 Jul 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

In my lifetime, a revolution has occurred in the treatment of ulcerative colitis.

— jim carrier, STAT, "Lobotomies were once used to treat this gut disease, part of a shameful medical history," 12 June 2018
Head was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, an auto-immune condition that has led to a daunting treatment regimen.

— gabe hauari, The Courier-Journal, "Oldham County's Sophia Head wins the Courier Journal Courage Award," 7 June 2018
In a 2016 op-ed in The Boston Globe, a patient with ulcerative colitis wrote that his health insurance forced him to try a cheaper treatment for six months, instead of the pricier meds his doctor wanted to prescribe.

— alessandra potenza, The Verge, "To save money, my insurance company forced me to try drugs that didn’t work," 22 June 2018
Arena is now readying for Phase 3 of its ulcerative colitis drug, in which safety and efficacy are further tested.

— bradley j. fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Arena Pharma recovers from weight-loss failure," 22 Mar. 2018
Sadly, his immune response was so great that the cells attacked healthy tissue resulting in severe ulcerative colitis.

— courant.com, "Edison N. Bellerose," 12 June 2018
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

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First Known Use of ulcerative colitis

circa 1928

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