Etymology

Crohn's disease

Today it means: Crohn’s regional enteritis, a chronic inflammatory disease that can involve any part of the digestive tract from the mouth to the anus. Full definition →

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The story

Named after American gastroenterologist Burrill Bernard Crohn (1884–1983), who described patients with the condition in 1932.

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