ULCERATIVE COLITIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ulcerative colitis mean? 

• ULCERATIVE COLITIS (noun)
  The noun ULCERATIVE COLITIS has 1 sense:

1. a serious chronic inflammatory disease of the large intestine and rectum characterized by recurrent episodes of abdominal pain and fever and chills and profuse diarrhea

  Familiarity information: ULCERATIVE COLITIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ULCERATIVE COLITIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A serious chronic inflammatory disease of the large intestine and rectum characterized by recurrent episodes of abdominal pain and fever and chills and profuse diarrhea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("ulcerative colitis" is a kind of...):

colitis; inflammatory bowel disease (inflammation of the colon)

 Context examples 

Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with the development of ulcerative colitis.

(MIR192 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and plays a role in the development of ulcerative colitis.

(MIR192 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Grossly, these lesions present as polyps, plaques, or patches in areas affected by ulcerative colitis.

(Dysplasia-Associated Lesion or Mass, NCI Thesaurus)

You're also more likely to get it if you have colorectal polyps, a family history of colorectal cancer, ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease, eat a diet high in fat, or smoke.

(Colorectal Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

The resin has anti-inflammatory effects and has been used to treat arthritis, asthma, and ulcerative colitis.

(Boswellia serrata, NCI Dictionary)

Olsalazine sodium is bioconverted to 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) in the colon by colonic bacteria. 5-ASA has anti-inflammatory activity in ulcerative colitis.

(Olsalazine Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

Inflammatory bowel disease is an illness that covers conditions that include Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

(Fasting-Like Diets May Reverse Gut Inflammation, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

One such intervention could be an anti-alpha-4 beta-7 antibody called vedolizumab, which is FDA-approved for the treatment of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.

(Study links gut-homing protein levels with HIV infection risk, disease progression, National Institutes of Health)

Patients with chronic ulcerative colitis are at a higher risk in developing appendiceal adenocarcinomas compared to the general population.

(Appendix Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Mutation of the gene is associated with Blau syndrome, Crohn disease, ulcerative colitis, and early-onset sarcoidosis.

(NOD2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)