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CROHN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States physician who specialized in diseases of the intestines; he was the first to describe regional ileitis which is now known as Crohn's disease (1884-1983)

Synonyms:

Burrill Bernard Crohn; Crohn

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

doc; doctor; Dr.; MD; medico; physician (a licensed medical practitioner)

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 Context examples: 

Discrete aggregates of lymphoid white blood cells, some with germinal centers and surrounding fibrosis, commonly found around some colorectal adenocarcinomas in the absence of a clinical or pathological diagnosis of Crohn disease.

(Crohn Disease-Like Reaction, NCI Dictionary)

And the nascent development of treatments for microbiota-linked maladies operates under the idea that imbalances or deviations in the microbiome are the source of health problems, such as indigestion or Crohn's disease.

(Microbes are at work in our bodies, and researchers have figured out what they're up to, National Science Foundation)

Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease – collectively known as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) – are chronic conditions that involve inflammation of the gut.

(New prognostic test could enable personalised treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, University of Cambridge)

You're also more likely to get it if you have colorectal polyps, a family history of colorectal cancer, ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease, eat a diet high in fat, or smoke.

(Colorectal Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

Inflammatory bowel disease is an illness that covers conditions that include Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

(Fasting-Like Diets May Reverse Gut Inflammation, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Intestinal cancer is rare, but eating a high-fat diet or having Crohn's disease, celiac disease, or a history of colonic polyps can increase your risk.

(Intestinal Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

It includes Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and colitis of indeterminate type.

(Inflammatory bowel disease, NCI Thesaurus)

Other common causes of fistulas include: • Complications from surgery • Injury • Infection • Diseases, such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis

(Fistulas, NIH)

Mutation of the gene is associated with Blau syndrome, Crohn disease, ulcerative colitis, and early-onset sarcoidosis.

(NOD2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

One such intervention could be an anti-alpha-4 beta-7 antibody called vedolizumab, which is FDA-approved for the treatment of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.

(Study links gut-homing protein levels with HIV infection risk, disease progression, National Institutes of Health)