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noun
A 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).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: UC
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inflammatory bowel disease
noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: colitis, inflammatory bowel disease
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