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Abstract
Inflammation of the COLON that is predominantly confined to the MUCOSA. Its major symptoms include DIARRHEA, rectal BLEEDING, the passage of MUCUS, and ABDOMINAL PAIN.
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4 entry terms
- Colitis Gravis
- Colitis, Ulcerative
- Idiopathic Proctocolitis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ulcerative Colitis Type
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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usually chronic so do not coord with CHRONIC DISEASE
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WI 522
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Ulcerative Colitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003093. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003093
- Ulcerative Colitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulcerative_colitis
- Ulcerative Colitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1477