1. 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); [syn: Crohn, Burrill Bernard Crohn]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Crohn
n 1: 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) [syn:
Crohn, Burrill Bernard Crohn]