inflammatory bowel disease

noun

: either of two inflammatory diseases of the bowel:

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Chronic gut inflammation may increase the risk of developing conditions like inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer, Chan said. The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026 Underlying digestive conditions such as acid reflux, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease or chronic gastritis can increase sensitivity. Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025 The trial results presented in July had tested the drug for eight weeks in patients with moderate to severely active ulcerative colitis, a type of chronic inflammatory bowel disease. Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025 People with medical conditions that affect the small intestine or pancreas, such as celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cystic fibrosis, and exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, are at higher risk of vitamin D deficiency. Jillian Kubala, Health, 4 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inflammatory bowel disease

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First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of inflammatory bowel disease was in 1977

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“Inflammatory bowel disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inflammatory%20bowel%20disease. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.

Medical Definition

inflammatory bowel disease

noun
: either of two inflammatory diseases of the bowel:

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