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ULCERATIVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characterized by ulceration

Example:

ulcerative colitis

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

ulceration (a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue)

Derivation:

ulcerate (affect with an ulcer)

ulcerate (undergo ulceration)

Credits

 Context examples: 

An acute eruption of ulcerative lesions on the mucous membrane of the oropharynx.

(Enanthem, NCI Thesaurus)

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)

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)

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

(Appendix Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

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

(Boswellia serrata, NCI Dictionary)

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)

It is characterized by small white ulcerative lesions, single or multiple, round or oval, lasting for 7-14 days and healing without scarring.

(Canker Sore, NCI Thesaurus)

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

(NOD2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Dysentery resulting from ulcerative inflammation of the bowel, caused chiefly by infection with ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA.

(Amebic Colitis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Boswellia extract tablets have been employed for asthma, arthritic conditions and ulcerative colitis and other chronic inflammatory diseases.

(Boswellia serrata, NCI Thesaurus)