Crohn's disease

American  

[krohnz] / kroʊnz /

noun

Pathology.

1. a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that causes scarring and thickening of the intestinal walls and frequently leads to obstruction.

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Crohn's disease British  

/ krəʊnz /

noun

1. Also called: regional enteritis.  inflammation, thickening, and ulceration of any of various parts of the intestine, esp the ileum See also Johne's disease

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Crohn's disease Scientific  

/ krōnz /

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of Crohn's disease

Named after Burrill Bernard Crohn (1884–1983), U.S. physician, one of the authors of a description of the disease published in 1932

Example Sentences

Aarti took time away after being diagnosed with Crohn's disease, and the coronavirus pandemic dealt the nightlife scene a blow it is struggling to recover from.

From BBC

An artist in a band with Crohn’s disease who traveled with a nurse.

From Los Angeles Times

Discovered in 2001, NOD2 was the first gene linked to an increased risk of Crohn's disease.

From Science Daily

However, the most common Crohn's disease mutation in the NOD2 gene deletes the section where girdin normally binds.

From Science Daily

To confirm their findings, the scientists compared mouse models of Crohn's disease that lacked the girdin protein with those that still had it.

From Science Daily