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| Crohn's dis·ease [ krṓnz di zz ] |
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inflammatory bowel disease: a chronic inflammatory disease, usually of the lower intestinal tract, marked by scarring and thickening of the intestinal wall and obstruction
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| [Mid-20th century. After B. B. Crohn (1884-1983), U.S. pathologist] |
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