sclerosing cholangitis
/sklɪəˈrəʊsɪŋ ˌkɒlaŋˈɡʌɪtɪs
/ /sklə-/noun [mass noun] Medicine
A complication of ulcerative colitis in which the bile ducts develop irregularities and narrowing.Many patients with sclerosing cholangitis also have ulcerative colitis....
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis associated with ulcerative colitis is twofold more common in men than women.
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis is associated with ulcerative colitis in 75% of cases, although the two may develop at different times.
Origin
1980s: sclerosing from the verb sclerose (back-formation from sclerosed); cholangitis from Greek khole 'bile' + angeion 'vessel' + -itis.