See Also: ischaemic bowel disease(medicine)
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)(health)
Bowel disease, inflammatory(health)
inflammatory bowel disease(medicine)
Disease, inflammatory bowel(health)
small bowel disease(medicine)
irritable bowel disease(medicine)
diffuse small bowel disease(medicine)
generalised small bowel disease(medicine)
localised small bowel disease(medicine)

suint (iou) and ischaemic bowel disease (medicine)


suint (iou)



suint noun. Now rare. L18.
[French (earlier suing), from suer to sweat.]
The natural greasy substance found in the wool of sheep, consisting of fatty matter combined with potassium salts.

ischaemic bowel disease (medicine)


ischaemic bowel disease
<surgery> A disorder which results from the inadequate flow of oxygenated blood to the intestines.

Symptoms include crampy abdominal pain after eating. More common in those with a history of atherosclerosis and-or diabetes.