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[n] a serious chronic and progressive inflammation of the ileum producing frequent bouts of diarrhea with abdominal pain and nausea and fever and weight loss |
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| | Synonyms: | | Crohn's disease, regional enteritis |
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| | See Also: | | colitis, inflammatory bowel disease |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A gastrointestinal disease characterized by pain and inflammation in the large intestine and sometimes of the stomach and esophagus as well. The cause is unknown, but bacteria or a virus may be the culprit. |
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