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  • 51irritable bowel syndrome — noun Date: 1943 a chronic functional disorder of the colon that is characterized especially by constipation or diarrhea, cramping abdominal pain, and the passage of mucus in the stool abbreviation IBS …

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  • 52irritable heart — Pathol. See cardiac neurosis. [1860 65] * * * …

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  • 53irritable bowel syndrome — noun A functional disorder causing the nerves and muscles of the large intestine to be oversensitive, leading to symptoms such as cramp, bloating, flatulence, diarrhoea and constipation …

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  • 54Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) — A common gastrointestinal disorder involving an abnormal condition of gut contractions (motility) characterized by abdominal pain, bloating, mucous in stools, and irregular bowel habits with alternating diarrhea and constipation, symptoms that… …

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  • 55irritable bowel syndrome — (IBS, spastic colon, mucous colitis) a common condition in which recurrent abdominal pain with constipation and/or diarrhoea continues for years without any general deterioration in physical health. There is no detectable structural disease; the… …

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  • 56irritable bladder — a urinary bladder marked by increased frequency of contraction with associated urge incontinence. Called also overactive, spasmodic, or unstable b …

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  • 57irritable hip — term used for a group of inflammatory conditions of the hip, including coxitis, septic arthritis, and transient synovitis …

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  • 58irritable joint — a joint subject to attacks of inflammation without discoverable cause …

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  • 59irritable mood — a mood that is easily annoyed or provoked to anger …

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  • 60irritable stricture — a stricture through which the passage or attempted passage of an instrument produces pain …

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