CROHN

Crohn, Burrill Bernard Crohn

(noun) 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)

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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28 April 2024

POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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