Meanings
- uncountablegastroenterologyA functional disorder causing the nerves and muscles of the large intestine to be oversensitive, leading to symptoms such as cramps, bloating, flatulence, diarrhoea and constipation.
Synonyms: IBS
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA functional disorder causing the nerves and muscles of the large intestine to be oversensitive, leading to symptoms such as cramps, bloating, flatulence, diarrhoea and constipation.
More synonyms by meaning
nounrecurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation); often associated with emotional stress
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 腸易激綜合徵 /肠易激综合征, 腸燥症 /肠燥症
- 腸易激綜合徵 /肠易激综合征 (chángyìjī zònghézhēng)functional disorder of the large intestine
- 腸燥症 /肠燥症 (chángzàozhèng)functional disorder of the large intestine
Dutch prikkelbaredarmsyndroom
- prikkelbaredarmsyndroomfunctional disorder of the large intestine
Esperanto agaciĝa intesta sindromo
- agaciĝa intesta sindromofunctional disorder of the large intestine
Finnish ärtyvän suolen oireyhtymä
- ärtyvän suolen oireyhtymäfunctional disorder of the large intestine
French côlon irritable
- côlon irritablefunctional disorder of the large intestine
German Reizdarmsyndrom
- Reizdarmsyndromfunctional disorder of the large intestine
Irish siondróm putóige greannaithí
- siondróm putóige greannaithífunctional disorder of the large intestine
Italian sindrome dell'intestino irritabile
- sindrome dell'intestino irritabilefunctional disorder of the large intestine
Latin intestinum irritabile
- intestinum irritabilefunctional disorder of the large intestine
Norwegian Bokmål irritabelt tarmsyndrom
- irritabelt tarmsyndromfunctional disorder of the large intestine
Polish zespół jelita drażliwego
- zespół jelita drażliwegofunctional disorder of the large intestine
Portuguese síndrome do cólon irritável
- síndrome do cólon irritávelfunctional disorder of the large intestine
Russian синдро́м раздражённого кише́чника
- синдро́м раздражённого кише́чника (sindróm razdražónnovo kišéčnika)functional disorder of the large intestine
Spanish síndrome del intestino irritable
- síndrome del intestino irritablefunctional disorder of the large intestine
Swedish irritabel tarmsyndrom, irritabel tarm
- irritabel tarmsyndromfunctional disorder of the large intestine
- irritabel tarmfunctional disorder of the large intestine
Turkish huzursuz bağırsak sendromu
- huzursuz bağırsak sendromufunctional disorder of the large intestine
Ukrainian синдро́м подра́зненого кише́чника
- синдро́м подра́зненого кише́чника (syndróm podráznenoho kyšéčnyka)functional disorder of the large intestine
Cite this entry
irritable bowel syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irritable%20bowel%20syndrome
“irritable bowel syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irritable%20bowel%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “irritable bowel syndrome,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irritable%20bowel%20syndrome.
Source: irritable bowel syndrome on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.