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inflammatory bowel disease

–noun
any intestinal inflammatory disease, esp. Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, of unknown cause. Abbreviation: IBD
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inflammatory bowel disease  
n.   Abbr. IBD
A chronic disorder of the gastrointestinal tract, especially Crohn's disease or an ulcerative form of colitis, characterized by inflammation of the intestine and resulting in abdominal cramping and persistent diarrhea.
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Main Entry: inflammatory bowel disease
Function: noun
: an inflammatory disease of the bowel: a : CROHN'S DISEASE b : ULCERATIVECOLITIS
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inflammatory bowel disease n.
Abbr. IBD
Any of several incurable and debilitating diseases of the gastrointestinal tract characterized by inflammation and obstruction of parts of the intestine.

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