Crohn's disease
/ˈkrəʊn/noun
mass noun
- a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestines, especially the colon and ileum, associated with ulcers and fistulae节段性回肠炎, 克罗恩氏病。
词源
1930s:named after Burrill B. 'Crohn' （1884-1983）, American pathologist, who was among the first to describe it.