(n.) An inflammation of the large intestine, esp. of its mucous membrane; colonitis.
Example Sentences:
(1) Systemic corticosteroids (i.e., prednisone, prednisolone or methylprednisolone) have improved the survival rate of patients with moderate and severe ulcerative colitis.
(2) The term acute allergic colitis seems to be more suitable taking into account the distribution, the cause and the development of this disease.
(3) The proliferating cells showing increased hybridization include normal mitotically active crypt epithelium, regenerating epithelium in ulcerative colitis, adenomatous epithelium, and adenocarcinomatous epithelium.
(4) To investigate whether counting cells containing immunoglobulin (Ig) subclass in colonic biopsy specimens of patients with chronic inflammatory bowel disease, in addition to conventional histological evaluation, can improve the differentiation of patients with Crohn's disease from those with ulcerative colitis.
(5) The greatest increase in spontaneous IgG secretion is seen with ulcerative colitis intestinal MNC, due to the secretion of large amounts of IgG subclass 1.
(6) Submucosal microcarcinoids are described in association with diversion colitis in a colon defunctioned for 18 years.
(7) Colitis was induced in the distal colon by rectal infusion of formaldehyde solution, followed by an intravenous bolus of soluble immune complexes.
(8) Some of the systemic complications of ulcerative colitis may possibly be due to the salazosulfapyridine medication.
(9) The results of studies of functional activity of lymphocyte subpopulations: theophylline-sensitive (thphs-1) and theophylline-resistant (thphr-1), separated from peripheral blood of healthy people and patients with nonspecific ulcerative colitis (NUC) are represented in this paper.
(10) None of the nine IgG preparations from colon specimens of patients with Crohn's colitis and other colonic inflammatory diseases reacted with the 40-kD protein.
(11) This paper details the first case report of a patient with fulminant, gangrenous, ischemic colitis caused by polyarteritis nodosa which was successfully treated surgically.
(12) Ulcerative colitis had been diagnosed 4 years before.
(13) Ciprofloxacin is an uncommon cause of pseudomembranous colitis.
(14) Cell proliferation kinetics, using autoradiography, was investigated in 4 specimens of normal colonic mucosa, 11 cases of ulcerative colitis, 15 adenomas, and 17 advanced cancers of the large intestine.
(15) Serum lysozyme levels were compared in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and chronic ulcerative colitis (CUC) to determine if the two diseases could be differentiated by this parameter.
(16) These cases suggest that collagenous colitis should be added to the differential diagnosis of diarrhea where fecal leukocytes are present.
(17) These studies suggest that angiotensin I and II may have a role in the inflammation associated with Crohn's colitis.
(18) The incidence of toxic megacolon was significantly greater in ulcerative colitis than in Crohn's disease involving the colon (CC and IC) and in UC than in ileocolitis.
(19) A patient is described in whom a campylobacter enteritis closely resembled ulcerative colitis on clinical, sigmoidoscopic, and histological grounds.
(20) When diarrhoea occurs in patients under antibiotics pseudomembranous colitis due to the proliferation of Clostridium difficile must be suspected; the diagnosis is suggested by endoscopy and confirmed by bacteriology.
Hymen
Definition:
(n.) A fold of muscous membrane often found at the orifice of the vagina; the vaginal membrane.
(n.) A fabulous deity; according to some, the son of Apollo and Urania, according to others, of Bacchus and Venus. He was the god of marriage, and presided over nuptial solemnities.
(n.) Marriage; union as if by marriage.
Example Sentences:
(1) The hymen was not penetrated as a result of intromission and therefore the site of ejaculation would have been in the urogenital canal of the 4 primigravid elephants.
(2) Fear of hymen traumatization in practice is stronger than fear to miss some gynecological diseases.
(3) In addition, four of the girls' hymens had thickened, irregular edges or other changes that were considered abnormal.
(4) Pregnancies with intact hymen respectiverly without immissio penis are very events.
(5) They include questions as to whether causes other than abuse, such as masturbation, infection or the use of other instruments, could have damaged the hymen or vagina.
(6) In four patients presenting with imperforate hymen, the hymen was excised by CO2 laser under local anesthesia.
(7) Where no hymen was visible, we have found in a limited experience that the rectal opening was high in the pelvis in some degree of the so-called cloacal deformity.
(8) The interpretation revealed 'hymenal' or retarding primary structures in the young female subject.
(9) Out of these cases, 44.63% presented a complete hymen and only in 13.30% of the cases a characterized rape was attested to.
(10) The ages at first conception of 4 pregnant elephants with intact hymenal membranes were 10, 12, 13 and 14 years.
(11) In only 9.37% of the complaints for seduction the hymen presented recent ruptures.
(12) The next category contains entities that have an abnormal appearance: ambiguous genitalia, periurethral cysts of the newborn, hymenal variants, and agglutination of the labia and vulva.
(13) Three typical cases are reported, two in children of 14 years and one in a women of 20 years, who were all treated for imperforate hymen and haematocolpos.
(14) Be it the traditional midwife checking for a hymen on a bride's wedding night, or a forensics expert or doctor called in after a prospective bridegroom's suspicions, young women are forced to spread their legs to appease the god of virginity.
(15) A case of Rokitansky syndrome is described where the typical anomalies of the entity were associated with cribriform hymen.
(16) Forty-six records of infant girls with so-called imperforate anus have been reviewed to determine the position of the rectal opening in relation to the hymen.
(17) The hymenal orifice opened more frequently during the knee-chest (95.2%) and the labial traction (90.5%) methods than with the supine separation (79.3%) approach.
(18) The presence of anterior opening, posterior opening, hymenal band or almost imperforate hymen may interfere with free vaginal discharge.
(19) Anatomically descriptive terms are required when one is asked to comment on the hymen of the sexually abused prepubertal child.
(20) Hymenal diameter was slightly greater in group 1 than 2 but not 3.