ULCERATIVE COLITIDES
\ˈʌlsəɹətˌɪv kˈɒlɪtˌa͡ɪdz], \ˈʌlsəɹətˌɪv kˈɒlɪtˌaɪdz], \ˈʌ_l_s_ə_ɹ_ə_t_ˌɪ_v k_ˈɒ_l_ɪ_t_ˌaɪ_d_z]\
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Inflammatory disease of unknown cause which involves the mucosa of the colon. Onset may be acute and fulminant, and its course often continues chronically in an intermittent or continuous form. Diarrhea is a common symptom and bleeding an almost constant concomitant symptom.
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.