2 syllables: Crohn's Dis, ease. Stress on Crohn's Dis.
KROHNZ diz-EEZ
/ˈkroʊnz dɪˈziːz/
Crohn's Disease is pronounced KROHNZ diz-EEZ (/ˈkroʊnz dɪˈziːz/). It has two syllables (Crohn's Dis-ease), with the stress on "Crohn's Dis". 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.
nounCrohn'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.
How to Pronounce Crohn's Disease
"You should schedule a gastroenterology consult if you suspect Crohn's disease symptoms."
"The doctor noted Crohn's disease has caused scarring in parts of the ileum."
"Crohn's disease can lead to complications like strictures or fistulas."
Pronounce it as CROHNZ DEE-zize. The first word begins with /kr/ followed by /oʊ/ (long O) and /nz/; the S at the end of Crohn's is not separate from the z- sound. The second word is /diˈziːz/ with stress on the second syllable of the phrase, giving roughly CROHNZ DEE-zuhz with a clear long E in the second syllable of ‘disease.’ IPA: US /ˈkroʊnz diˈziːz/, UK /ˈkrəʊnz dɪˈziːz/.”,
Common errors: 1) Saying /krɒnz/ with short O instead of long O; 2) mispronouncing the final -nz as a separate syllable or incorrectly voicing the 's'; 3) misplacing stress by saying ‘CROHNZ’ with stress on the second word or equally dividing syllables. Correction: keep /kroʊnz/ for Crohn’s with a long O and a nasal /nz/ cluster, then /diˈziːz/ with primary stress on the second syllable of disease; practice linking the words with a natural pause but not breaking the /ˈ/ stress pattern.”,
In US English, /ˈkroʊnz diˈziːz/ with rhotic /ɹ/ and clear /oʊ/ vowel. UK English often uses /ˈkrəʊnz dɪˈziːz/, with non-rhotic /r/ and a shorter second vowel; AU tends to /ˈkɹoʊnz diˈziːz/ with general rhoticity and a crisp /d/ before /ziːz/. The main differences are vowel quality in the first syllable (close-mid /oʊ/ vs /əʊ/) and the placement of stress in the second word; the final sequence /ziːz/ remains consistent.”,
Two main challenges: 1) the initial consonant cluster /kr/ followed by a long, stressed vowel can blur for non-native speakers; 2) the nasal cluster /nz/ at the end of Crohn’s is rapidly spoken and can merge with the next word’s consonant. Practice focusing on the /k/ plus /r/ release, the long /oʊ/ vowel, and the /nz/ ending, then link to the /diˈziːz/ without a break.”,
A unique consideration is the aspirated vs. unaspirated /d/ in disease depending on pace and accent; in careful speech it’s /diˈziːz/ with a clear /d/ followed by the alveolar /z/ in disease. Many light-lecture speech patterns slow or cluster /nz/; keep the /n/ and /z/ distinct, but not overly separated from the /di/ syllable.”,
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Crohn's disease is named after Burrill B. Crohn, one of the physicians who first described the condition in 1932. The eponym acknowledges the physician’s role in identifying the disease along with colleagues Ginzburg and Oppenheimer in the initial report. The term Crohn’s combines a surname with the possessive form, reflecting the etiology attribution rather than a descriptive pathology word. In medical literature, the disease designation progressed from general inflammatory bowel disease to more specific labels as clinicians recognized patterns of localized ileal involvement, transmural inflammation, and extraintestinal manifestations. Over time, Crohn’s disease became the standard term in English-language medicine to distinguish this chronic, relapsing inflammatory bowel condition from ulcerative colitis. The possessive form is often written with an apostrophe-s (‘Crohn’s’) to reflect the eponym, but some style guides omit the apostrophe in possessive names used as diagnoses, though most contemporary usage retains it. First known use in medical literature traces to publications in the mid-20th century detailing characteristic ileal and colonic inflammation, and the eponymous naming convention solidified in subsequent decades as a widely accepted designation in gastroenterology. Today, the term conveys not only the pathology but the historical attribution to Crohn and colleagues, with the disease recognized globally as a chronic inflammatory bowel condition that can affect any part of the GI tract. The pronunciation, however, presents listeners with a consonant cluster and a silent-like schwa in rapid speech, which is the focus of dedicated pronunciation guidance for medical communication.
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