Meanings
plural ulcerative colitides
- uncountableusuallymedicineA 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 1, →DOI, page 5Synonyms: UC
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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).
Translations
French rectocolite hémorragique
- rectocolite hémorragiquechronic disease that results in inflammation and ulcers of the colon and rectum
German Colitis ulcerosa
- Colitis ulcerosachronic disease that results in inflammation and ulcers of the colon and rectum
Hungarian colitis ulcerosa
- colitis ulcerosachronic disease that results in inflammation and ulcers of the colon and rectum
Spanish colitis ulcerosa
- colitis ulcerosachronic disease that results in inflammation and ulcers of the colon and rectum
Cite this entry
ulcerative colitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ulcerative%20colitis
“ulcerative colitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ulcerative%20colitis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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