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noun Pathology.
a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that causes scarring and thickening of the intestinal walls and frequently leads to obstruction.
Also called regional ileitis, regional enteritis.
Origin:
named after Burrill Bernard Crohn (1884–1983), U.S. physician, one of the authors of a description of the disease published in 1932
named after Burrill Bernard Crohn (1884–1983), U.S. physician, one of the authors of a description of the disease published in 1932
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Crohn's disease
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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World English Dictionary
| Crohn's disease (krəʊnz) | |
| —n | |
| See also Johne's disease Also called: regional enteritis inflammation, thickening, and ulceration of any of various parts of the intestine, esp the ileum | |
| [C20: named after B. B. Crohn (1884--1983), US physician] | |
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Word Origin & History
Crohn's disease
1935, for U.S. pathologist B.B. Crohn (1884-1983), one of the team that wrote the article describing it in 1932.
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Medical Dictionary
Crohn's disease (krōnz)
n.
See regional enteritis.
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Crohn's disease  (krōnz) Pronunciation Key
A gastrointestinal disease characterized by inflammation of the ileum, resulting in abdominal cramping, diarrhea, and weight loss. It is named after American physician Burrill Bernard Crohn (1884-1983), who first described it. |
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