: either of two inflammatory diseases of the bowel:
a
: crohn's disease
b
: ulcerative colitis
Example Sentences
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Word History
First Known Use
1977, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
inflammatory bowel disease
noun
: either of two inflammatory diseases of the bowel: