inflammatory bowel disease
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- noun
- /ɪnˈflæməˌtɔri baʊəl dɪˈziːz/
- Specialized
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enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal
- This can manifest physically in a worsening of his inflammatory bowel disease.
- inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn
- a condition of inflammatory bowel disease
So the first is the one that Diane has, which is IBD, inflammatory bowel disease.
- So the first is the one that Diane has, which is IBD, inflammatory bowel disease.
- I have seen people with serious inflammatory bowel disease like Crohn's disease or all sort of colitis.
- Diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, chronic diarrhea are also issues there as well.
Examples
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Consider also gastroenteritis (usually rotavirus in small children) or inflammatory bowel disease (both of which are likely to present with diarrhea as the primary symptom).
Academic text (2014) -
Doctors often recommend regular check-ups for individuals diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease to monitor their condition.
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Family history of inflammatory bowel disease.
Academic text (2014) -
I have inflammatory bowel disease, and at times it can make me very ill.
Blog text (30) -
I have seen people with serious inflammatory bowel disease like Crohn's disease or all sort of colitis.
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Research is ongoing concerning the role of Vitamin D in the prevention of diabetes mellitus, inflammatory bowel disease, and multiple sclerosis.
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ESR and CRP should be normal; if raised, this may indicate other inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease.
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Many patients with inflammatory bowel disease manage their symptoms with diet and medication.
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Dietary changes can significantly improve the quality of life for those suffering from inflammatory bowel disease.
How Severe
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
inflammatory + bowel + disease
The phrase is transparently compositional: 'inflammatory' (relating to inflammation) + 'bowel' (part of the digestive tract) + 'disease' (a medical condition) clearly yields 'a disease of the bowel characterized by inflammation.' This follows regular English noun-modifier patterns and similar constructions exist in other languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can infer the general meaning (even if they may not know specific diagnoses).
Etymology
Inflammatory bowel disease breaks into clear parts: inflammatory means causing 'swelling', bowel means the 'intestines', and disease means a 'long-term illness'. So it gives the image of the intestines being red and swollen and is used for long-term illnesses of the gut that cause pain and other problems.