CROHN

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• CROHN (noun)
  The noun CROHN has 1 sense:

1. 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)

  Familiarity information: CROHN used as a noun is very rare.

• CROHN (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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Burrill Bernard Crohn; Crohn

Instance hypernyms:

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

 Context examples 

Crohn's disease causes inflammation of the digestive system.

(Crohn's Disease, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

One of the uses for this genetic map is to identify particular biological pathways that cause disease, exemplified in the paper by pinpointing specific pathways that lead to Crohn’s disease and eczema.

(Scientists create ‘genetic atlas’ of proteins in human blood, University of Cambridge)

A colorectal adenocarcinoma that develops in patients with a history of Crohn disease.

(Crohn Disease-Associated Colorectal Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Crohn disease most commonly involves the terminal ileum; the colon is the second most common site of involvement.

(Crohn disease, NCI Thesaurus)

It may also be used to treat certain other conditions, such as Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis.

(Mercaptopurine, NCI Dictionary)

This agent maybe used in T-cell related autoimmune diseases including psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn s disease and T-cell cancers

(Peldesine, NCI Thesaurus)

A silent mutation in the gene is associated with increased risk of Crohn disease.

(IRGM wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Up-regulation of the IL12RB2 gene is associated with certain infectious diseases such as Crohn's disease and leprosy.

(IL12RB2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

F. prausnitzii is a major commensal microbe in the human digestive tract and may be useful as a probiotic in individuals with Crohn's disease, but can become pathogenic in other regions.

(Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, NCI Thesaurus)

Crohn disease increases the risk of colorectal cancer and small intestine cancer.

(Crohn disease, NCI Dictionary)