IBD 是 inflammatory bowel disease 的缩写,意思是炎症性肠病:一组以胃肠道长期(慢性)炎症为特征的疾病,最常见包括克罗恩病(Crohn’s disease)和溃疡性结肠炎(ulcerative colitis)。(在部分语境里也可能指其他缩写,但医学中最常见的是此义。)
/ˌaɪ.biːˈdiː/
I have IBD, so I avoid very spicy food.
我有炎症性肠病,所以我会避免吃很辣的食物。
After months of abdominal pain and weight loss, she was diagnosed with IBD and started long-term treatment to reduce inflammation and prevent flare-ups.
经历了数月的腹痛和体重下降后,她被诊断为炎症性肠病,并开始长期治疗,以减轻炎症并预防复发加重。
IBD 属于首字母缩略词(initialism),来自短语 inflammatory bowel disease 的三个首字母。该术语用于概括多种慢性肠道炎症相关疾病,便于医学交流与分类。