ulcerative colitis  
  潰瘍(かいよう)(せい)大腸(だいちょう)(えん)

(1) Noun : A 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

  • He was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at a very young age, which apparently is not as unusual as you might think.  

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