# Crohn's disease

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Crohn’s regional enteritis, a chronic inflammatory disease that can involve any part of the digestive tract from the mouth to the anus.

## Etymology
Named after American gastroenterologist Burrill Bernard Crohn (1884–1983), who described patients with the condition in 1932.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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