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IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation); often associated with emotional stress
Synonyms:
irritable bowel syndrome; mucous colitis; spastic colon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("irritable bowel syndrome" is a kind of...):
colitis; inflammatory bowel disease (inflammation of the colon)
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