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irritable bowel syndrome
noun
, Pathology.
- any combination of common disturbances of the bowel, as diarrhea or constipation, occurring with abdominal pain, sometimes accompanied by psychological stress. : IBS
irritable bowel syndrome
noun
- med a chronic condition of recurring abdominal pain with constipation or diarrhoea or both
irritable bowel syndrome
/ ĭr′ĭ-tə-bəl /
- A gastrointestinal disorder without demonstrable organic pathology, characterized by abdominal cramping, constipation, diarrhea, and mucus in the stool.
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Take, for example, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a condition that affects some 15 percent of Americans.
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