Definition

1. Noun:
   • A serious chronic and progressive inflammatory bowel disease: Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) characterized by chronic inflammation of the digestive tract, most commonly affecting the ileum (the end of the small intestine) and the colon. It is a long-term condition that can worsen over time.
   • A medical condition with specific gastrointestinal symptoms: The disease typically produces symptoms including frequent bouts of diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, fever, and weight loss.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • She was diagnosed with Crohn's disease at a young age.
  • Managing Crohn's disease often requires medication and dietary changes.
  • The exact cause of Crohn's disease is not fully understood.

Advanced Usage

• "to have Crohn's disease": to be afflicted with the condition.
  • He has been living with Crohn's disease for over a decade.
• "a flare-up of Crohn's disease": a period when symptoms of the disease become active or worsen.
  • Stress can sometimes trigger a flare-up of Crohn's disease.

Variants and Related Words

• Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) (n): the broader category of disorders that includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
  • Crohn's disease is one of the two main types of inflammatory bowel disease.
• Ileitis (n): inflammation of the ileum, a common feature of Crohn's disease.
  • The patient's ileitis was consistent with a diagnosis of Crohn's disease.

Synonyms

• Regional enteritis: An older, alternative medical term for Crohn's disease, emphasizing its segmental nature.
• Granulomatous colitis: A term sometimes used when the inflammation primarily affects the colon.

Related Phrases

• "Crohn's and Colitis": a common pairing referring to the two primary forms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).
  • The foundation raises funds for research into Crohn's and Colitis.

Noun

1. a serious chronic and progressive inflammation of the ileum producing frequent bouts of diarrhea with abdominal pain and nausea and fever and weight loss