Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Enfermedad intestinal inflamatoria
Inflammatory bowel disease (in-FLA-muh-TOR-ee BOW-ul dih-ZEEZ)
A general term that refers to the inflammation of the colon and rectum. Inflammatory bowel disease includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.