Phrase guide

irritable bowel syndrome

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: gastroenterology, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: IBS

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation); often associated with emotional stress

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spastic colon, mucous colitis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: colitis, inflammatory bowel disease

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: həssas bağırsaq sindromu — functional disorder of the large intestine
  • Azerbaijani: qıcıqlanmış bağırsaq sindromu — functional disorder of the large intestine
  • Azerbaijani: əsəbi bağırsaq sindromu — functional disorder of the large intestine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 腸易激綜合徵 /肠易激综合征 (chángyìjī zònghézhēng) — functional disorder of the large intestine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 腸燥症 /肠燥症 (chángzàozhèng) — functional disorder of the large intestine
  • Dutch: prikkelbaredarmsyndroom — functional disorder of the large intestine
  • Esperanto: agaciĝa intesta sindromo — functional disorder of the large intestine
  • Finnish: ärtyvän suolen oireyhtymä — functional disorder of the large intestine
  • French: côlon irritable — functional disorder of the large intestine
  • German: Reizdarmsyndrom — functional disorder of the large intestine
  • Irish: siondróm putóige greannaithí — functional disorder of the large intestine
  • Italian: sindrome dell'intestino irritabile — functional disorder of the large intestine
  • Latin: intestinum irritabile — functional disorder of the large intestine
  • Norwegian Bokmål: irritabelt tarmsyndrom — functional disorder of the large intestine
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: irritabelt tarmsyndrom — functional disorder of the large intestine
  • Polish: zespół jelita drażliwego — functional disorder of the large intestine
  • Portuguese: síndrome do cólon irritável — functional disorder of the large intestine
  • Russian: синдро́м раздражённого кише́чника (sindróm razdražónnovo kišéčnika) — functional disorder of the large intestine
  • Spanish: síndrome del intestino irritable — functional disorder of the large intestine
  • Swedish: irritabel tarmsyndrom — functional disorder of the large intestine
  • Swedish: irritabel tarm — functional disorder of the large intestine
  • Turkish: huzursuz bağırsak sendromu — functional disorder of the large intestine
  • Ukrainian: синдро́м подра́зненого кише́чника (syndróm podráznenoho kyšéčnyka) — functional disorder of the large intestine