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Crohn's disease

  [krohnz]
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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

regional enteritis

 
–noun Pathology.
Crohn's disease.
Also called regional ileitis.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: Crohn's disease
Pronunciation: 'krOn(z)-
Variant: also Crohn disease
Function: noun
: ileitis that typically involves thedistal portion of the ileum, often spreads to the colon, and is characterized by diarrhea, cramping, and loss of appetite and weight with local abscesses and scarring called also regionalenteritis, regional ileitis
Crohn /'krOn,/ Burrill Bernard (1884–1983), American physician. Crohn spent his career studying diseases of theintestines. In 1932 he published an article on regional ileitis. Since then that disease has also been known as Crohn's disease.

Main Entry: regional enteritis
Function: noun
: CROHN'S DISEASE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Crohn's disease (krōnz)
n.
See regional enteritis.

regional enteritis n.
Enteritis of unknown cause that is usually limited to the terminal ileum but can progress to other segments of the intestine, characterized by nodule formation and fibrous tissue buildup, abdominal pain, and patchy deep ulceration. Also called Crohn's disease, distal ileitis, granulomatous enteritis, regional ileitis, terminal ileitis.

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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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