inflammatory bowel disease
Any of several gastrointestinal inflammatory disorders, forms of colitis not resulting…Any of several gastrointestinal inflammatory disorders, forms of colitis (and sometimes also ileocolitis) not resulting from an infection.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of several gastrointestinal inflammatory disorders, forms of colitis (and sometimes also ileocolitis) not resulting from an infection.
Inflammatory bowel disease is often of an autoimmune nature.
Treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases has improved as human understanding of molecular biology has advanced.
chronisch-entzündliche Darmerkrankung
- inflammation of the colon
Examples
2 sentencesInflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, are extremely painful and can lead to colorectal cancer.
Causes of GI bleeding include gastric ulcers, artery or vein (arteriovenous) malformations, diverticulosis, cancer or inflammatory bowel disease.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: inflammatory bowel diseases| Singular | inflammatory bowel disease |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- inflammation of the colon:colitis
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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