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MeSH Heading: Colitis, Ulcerative
Tree Number(s): C06.405.205.265.231; C06.405.205.731.249; C06.405.469.158.188.231; C06.405.469.432.249
Unique ID: D003093
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003093
Annotation: usually chronic so do not coord with CHRONIC DISEASE
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Colitis Gravis; Idiopathic Proctocolitis; Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ulcerative Colitis Type; Ulcerative Colitis
NLM Classification #: WI 522
Date Introduced: 1966/01/01
Last Updated: 2013/07/08

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Colitis, Ulcerative MeSH Descriptor Data 2026