Crohn's disease

/ˌkroʊnz dəˈziz/
/krəʊnz dɪˈziz/
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Definitions of Crohn's disease
  1. noun
    a serious chronic and progressive inflammation of the ileum producing frequent bouts of diarrhea with abdominal pain and nausea and fever and weight loss
    synonyms: regional enteritis, regional ileitis
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    type of:
    colitis, inflammatory bowel disease
    inflammation of the colon
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