irritable bowel syndrome

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irritable bowel syndrome (uncountable)

  1. (medicine, gastroenterology) 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.
    Synonym: IBS (initialism)

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