ulcerative colitis

noun

: 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

Examples of ulcerative colitis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Two years ago, she was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, and the supplements and vitamins her doctor recommends can mean spending hundreds of dollars some months. Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 5 Mar. 2024 Sequencing adult gut genomes showed that there was a deficit of this enzyme in most patients with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis whose gut genomes were sequenced. Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2024 Colleen Farrell's Colon Cancer After being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at 19 years of age and having part of her colon removed at age 27, Colleen Farrell was no stranger to health issues. Taylyn Washington-Harmon, Health, 16 Dec. 2023 It is also approved for treating ulcerative colitis, atopic dermatitis,14 and psoriatic arthritis.15 Studies are ongoing for Rinvoq as a treatment for: Crohn's disease Ankylosing spondylitis Psoriasis Inflammatory bowel disease These uses haven't been FDA approved and are thus considered off-label. Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2024 Importantly, the findings were mostly noted in patients with ulcerative colitis, not those with Crohn’s disease. Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 20 Sep. 2023 Accommodations in college and beyond come mainly from Section 504, which covers conditions as varied as anxiety and ulcerative colitis, ADHD and asthma, quadriplegia and cancer. Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023 Some estimate there are at least eight million people in the U.S. with psoriasis, four million with Sjogren’s disease, and three million with inflammatory bowel disease, which includes Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Olivia Casey, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023 If things go as planned, Merck could launch a late-stage ulcerative colitis study of Prometheus’s PRA023 drug in the fourth quarter of this year or first quarter of the next, chief executive Robert Davis told Reuters. Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1928, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ulcerative colitis was circa 1928

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“Ulcerative colitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ulcerative%20colitis. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

ulcerative colitis

noun
: 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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