IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation); often associated with emotional stress

Synonyms:

irritable bowel syndrome; mucous colitis; spastic colon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("irritable bowel syndrome" is a kind of...):

colitis; inflammatory bowel disease (inflammation of the colon)

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