noun
recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation); often associated with emotional stress
• Syn: ↑irritable bowel syndrome, ↑spastic colon
• Hypernyms: ↑colitis, ↑inflammatory bowel disease
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noun : a functional commonly psychosomatic disorder of the colon characterized by the secretion and passage of large amounts of mucus, constipation alternating with diarrhea, and cramping abdominal pain
Useful english dictionary. 2012.