CROHN'S DISEASE


Meaning of CROHN'S DISEASE in English

[ 'krəʊnz ]

■ noun a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestines, especially the colon and ileum, associated with ulcers and fistulae.

Origin

1930s: named after the American pathologist Burrill B. Crohn .

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