|Crohn's disease (krəʊnz)|
|See also Johne's disease Also called: regional enteritis inflammation, thickening, and ulceration of any of various parts of the intestine, esp the ileum|
|[C20: named after B. B. Crohn (1884--1983), US physician]|
Crohn's disease (krōnz)
See regional enteritis.
regional enteritis n.
Enteritis of unknown cause that is usually limited to the terminal ileum but can progress to other segments of the intestine, characterized by nodule formation and fibrous tissue buildup, abdominal pain, and patchy deep ulceration. Also called Crohn's disease, distal ileitis, granulomatous enteritis, regional ileitis, terminal ileitis.