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;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ulcerative colitis
n 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