HyperDic: irritable_bowel_syndrome

English > 1 sense of the expression *irritable bowel syndrome*:
NOUN	state	irritable bowel syndrome, spastic colon, mucous colitis	recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation)

English > *irritable bowel syndrome*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation); often associated with emotional stress.
Synonyms	spastic colon, mucous colitis
Broader	colitis, inflammatory bowel disease	inflammation of the colon
Spanish	síndrome del intestino irritable
Catalan	síndrome de l'intestí irritable