inflammatory bowel disease

noun

: either of two inflammatory diseases of the bowel:

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The autoimmune diseases included were rheumatoid arthritis, Graves’ disease, inflammatory bowel disease, lupus, multiple sclerosis, and psoriasis. New Atlas, 24 June 2025 The bill expands the list of conditions that qualify a patient to use medical marijuana, adding chronic pain, traumatic brain injury (TBI), Crohn’s disease and other inflammatory bowel diseases. A.j. Herrington, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025 Related article Parkinson’s disease prevention may ‘begin at the dinner table’ Emulsifiers’ assault on the microbiome could help explain inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, metabolic disorders, and even cancer, the studies suggest. David Hilzenrath, CNN Money, 19 May 2025 And more generally, the inflammatory process spurring the progression of the condition may also spark inflammation in the gut—indeed, endometriosis commonly coincides with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inflammatory bowel disease

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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 4 Jul. 2025.

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inflammatory bowel disease

noun
: either of two inflammatory diseases of the bowel:

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