English Explanatory Dictionary

Crohn's disease

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Crohn’s regional enteritis, a chronic inflammatory disease that can involve any part of the digestive tract from the mouth to the anus.

Word forms

Crohn's disease

Etymology

Named after American gastroenterologist Burrill Bernard Crohn (1884–1983), who described patients with the condition in 1932.

Synonyms

CD

Related words

IBS irritable bowel syndrome
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