Crohn's disease
noun
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variants:
or less commonly Crohn disease \ ˈkrōn-
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or Crohn's
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or Crohn's
Definition of Crohn's disease
: chronic inflammation that typically involves the lower portion of the ileum, often spreads to the colon, and is characterized by diarrhea, cramping, loss of appetite and weight, and the development of abscesses and scarring — see inflammatory bowel disease
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Crohn's disease
noun
\ ˈkrōnz-\
variants:
also Crohn disease \ ˈkrōn-
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Medical Definition of Crohn's disease
: chronic ileitis that typically involves the distal 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 regional enteritis, regional ileitis