Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D003424
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D003424
Preferred Name

Crohn Disease

Definitions
A chronic transmural inflammation that may involve any part of the DIGESTIVE TRACT from MOUTH to ANUS, mostly found in the ILEUM, the CECUM, and the COLON. In Crohn disease, the inflammation, extending through the intestinal wall from the MUCOSA to the serosa, is characteristically asymmetric and segmental. Epithelioid GRANULOMAS may be seen in some patients.
Synonyms
Terminal Ileitis
Regional Enteritis
Granulomatous Enteritis
Inflammatory Bowel Disease 1
Crohn's Disease
Enteritis, Regional
Regional Ileitis
Crohn's Enteritis
Colitis, Granulomatous
Enteritis, Granulomatous
Ileitis, Regional
Regional Ileitides
Crohns Disease
Granulomatous Colitis
Ileocolitis
Ileitis, Terminal
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