Crohn's disease
2
4.0
- noun
- /kroʊnz dɪˈziːz/
- Specialized
:
enfermedad de Crohn
- For example, I have Crohn's disease, which is an autoimmune disease, but I never test positive for any of the serum autoimmune markers.
- Crohn's disease patients
- diagnosing Crohn's disease
- chronic Crohn's disease
Examples
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Ms. Luskin, 58, suffers from Crohn's disease, an inflammatory intestinal condition that causes abdominal pain and weight loss.
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Crohn's disease is characterized by the inflammation of the digestive tract.
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I think I have moderate to severe Crohn's disease.
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Back in 2006, I was diagnosed with chronic Crohn's disease.
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Did you hear Mickey McGinlay's got Crohn's disease?
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I have Crohn's disease, which means I'm in the bathroom often, so I'm totally open and comfortable talking about bodily functions.
Blog text (14) -
Her medical history was significant for ankylosing spondylitis of 14 years' duration and Crohn's disease for 12 years.
Academic text (1999) -
The symptoms of Crohn's disease are diarrhea, pain in the abdomen, and rectal bleeding.
Blog text (12) -
Dr. Rachel Remen was diagnosed with Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the gastrointestinal tract.
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About a year ago, the 24-year-old was diagnosed with Crohn's disease, which often leads to diarrhea and discomfort.
Synonyms
A long-term illness where the last part of the small intestine becomes swollen and causes stomach pain and diarrhea
Long-term inflammation of part of the small intestine causing diarrhea, belly pain, fever, and weight loss
How Severe
- Specialized
2
4.0
- Specialized
5
5.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Crohn's + disease
The element 'disease' clearly signals an illness, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would understand this is a medical condition. However, 'Crohn's' is an eponym/proper name that gives no information about symptoms or affected organs, so the precise clinical meaning (chronic inflammatory bowel condition) cannot be derived from the parts alone.
Etymology
Crohn's disease comes from Dr Crohn, the doctor who first described this long-lasting sickness of the 'intestines'. The word disease simply means 'illness', so today Crohn's disease refers to a long-term swelling of the gut.