Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
1,036,508,601 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Crohn's disease

   Also found in: Medical, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.04 sec.
Crohn's disease  (krnz)
n.
Ileitis involving the terminal portion of the ileum and characterized by abdominal pain, ulceration, and fibrous tissue buildup.
[After Burrill Bernard Crohn (1884-1983), American physician.]
Crohn's disease  (krnz)
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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Crohn's disease - a serious chronic and progressive inflammation of the ileum producing frequent bouts of diarrhea with abdominal pain and nausea and fever and weight loss
regional enteritis, regional ileitis
colitis, inflammatory bowel disease - inflammation of the colon
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
With this agreement, clinical development for ulcerative colitis is performed by Zeria alone but that for Crohn's disease will be conducted jointly.
Zeria, Kyowa Hakko in Japan Co-development and Co-marketing Agreement ... by JCNN News Summaries
We are extremely pleased by the rheumatoid arthritis results and will work closely with the FDA to clarify any questions that they have, or may have, regarding CIMZIATM for the treatment of Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis.
UCB GETS POSITIVE RESULTS FROM TWO CIMIZIA PHASE III STUDIES by Worldwide Biotech
He also points out that the pill was superior in detecting Crohn's disease in patients in a recent study in Berlin.
A disposable camera that's easy to swallow by Running & FitNews
More results
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.. Terms of Use.