Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that mainly affects the end of the small intestine and the start of the large intestine, causing abdominal pain, diarrhea, and potential malabsorption. It is an autoimmune-related condition with episodic flare-ups and varying severity, often requiring medical management. The term combines a surname-derived disease name with a medical condition, and is pronounced as a four-syllable phrase.
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