Meanings
plural inflammatory bowel diseases
- countableuncountablemedicineAny of several gastrointestinal inflammatory disorders, forms of colitis (and sometimes also ileocolitis) not resulting from an infection.
Inflammatory bowel disease is often of an autoimmune nature.
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Treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases has improved as human understanding of molecular biology has advanced.
Synonyms: IBD
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of several gastrointestinal inflammatory disorders, forms of colitis (and sometimes also ileocolitis) not resulting from an infection.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 炎症性腸病 /炎症性肠病
- 炎症性腸病 /炎症性肠病 (yánzhèngxìng chángbìng)inflammatory disorder
Finnish tulehduksellinen suolistosairaus
- tulehduksellinen suolistosairausinflammatory disorder
French maladie inflammatoire chronique de l'intestin
- maladie inflammatoire chronique de l'intestininflammatory disorder
German chronisch-entzündliche Darmerkrankung
- chronisch-entzündliche Darmerkrankunginflammatory disorder
Hungarian gyulladásos bélbetegség
- gyulladásos bélbetegséginflammatory disorder
Polish nieswoiste zapalenie jelit
- nieswoiste zapalenie jelitinflammatory disorder
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inflammatory bowel disease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inflammatory%20bowel%20disease
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