Crohn's Disease in Spanish

What it means

Crohn's disease is a chronic (long-lasting) disease that causes inflammation in the digestive tract. It can affect any part of the digestive tract, which runs from the mouth to the anus, but it usually affects the small intestine and the beginning of the large intestine. Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); ulcerative colitis is another type of IBD. The cause is unknown, although researchers think an autoimmune reaction may be one cause, and genetics may also play a role. The most common symptoms include diarrhea, cramping and pain in the abdomen, and weight loss, and symptoms can come and go, with periods of flare-ups. To make a diagnosis, a health care provider may use blood and stool tests, a colonoscopy, and diagnostic imaging tests.

Spanish term: Enfermedad de Crohn
Gender and article: feminine: la enfermedad de Crohn
Pronunciation: en-fehr-meh-DAHD deh KROHN

Other Spanish terms	Where it is used	Note
enteritis regional	General	The National Cancer Institute's Spanish dictionary says the disease is also called this; MedlinePlus en español lists it among the alternative names in its encyclopedia article.
ileítis	General	Listed among the alternative names in the MedlinePlus en español encyclopedia article.
ileocolitis granulomatosa	General	Listed among the alternative names in the MedlinePlus en español encyclopedia article.
Crohn	General	Short form that appears in the MedlinePlus en español summary ("desarrollar Crohn").

Enfermedad de Crohn takes the feminine article: la enfermedad de Crohn. It is the name used by MedlinePlus en español and by the National Cancer Institute's Spanish dictionary. These Spanish sources write Crohn with no apostrophe; in English, the MedlinePlus health topic writes "Crohn's disease" and its encyclopedia article "Crohn disease". The group it belongs to, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), is enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal in the MedlinePlus en español health topic and enfermedad intestinal inflamatoria, abbreviated EII, in its encyclopedia and in the NCI dictionary.

For flare-ups, the MedlinePlus en español encyclopedia says reagudizaciones. Other words from these pages are tracto digestivo or tubo digestivo (digestive tract), intestino delgado (small intestine), intestino grueso (large intestine), colitis ulcerosa (ulcerative colitis, written colitis ulcerativa in the encyclopedia), fístulas (fistulas, abnormal connections between two parts inside the body) and reposo intestinal (bowel rest).

Phrases for an appointment

What a patient or a clinician might say, in English and Spanish:

Who	English	Spanish
Patient	I have Crohn's disease, and I have had diarrhea and abdominal cramps for a week.	Tengo enfermedad de Crohn, y llevo una semana con diarrea y calambres abdominales.
Clinician	Have you lost weight without trying?	¿Ha bajado de peso sin proponérselo?
Clinician	Does anyone in your family have Crohn's disease?	¿Alguien de su familia tiene enfermedad de Crohn?
Patient	My symptoms come and go. I think this is a flare-up.	Mis síntomas van y vienen. Creo que esto es un brote.
Clinician	I am going to order blood and stool tests, and a colonoscopy.	Voy a pedirle análisis de sangre y de heces, y una colonoscopia.
Patient	Do certain foods make the symptoms worse?	¿Ciertos alimentos empeoran los síntomas?
Clinician	Please keep a food diary and bring it to your next visit.	Por favor, lleve un diario de alimentos y tráigalo a su próxima consulta.
Patient	Is there a cure, or will I need treatment long term?	¿Tiene cura, o voy a necesitar tratamiento a largo plazo?

In 9 languages

Language	Term
English	Crohn's Disease
Spanish (Español)	Enfermedad de Crohn
Chinese (中文)	克羅恩病
Korean (한국어)	크론병
Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)	Bệnh Crohn
Filipino (Tagalog)	Sakit na Crohn
Portuguese (Português)	Doença de Crohn
Thai (ภาษาไทย)	โรคโครห์น
Japanese (日本語)	クローン病

Where you'll see it

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Related ICD-10-CM category

ICD-10-CM code: K50 → Crohn's disease [regional enteritis]

Related terms

Your right to an interpreter in the United States

If English is not your primary language and you have difficulty communicating in English, you may need an interpreter or a translated document when you visit a doctor or dentist, go to the emergency room or pick up a prescription. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights states that two federal laws, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, require programs that receive its funding to provide language access services free of charge.

You can ask when you make the appointment or at the front desk: "I need an interpreter, please." «Necesito un intérprete, por favor.»

More terms: Digestive system

All terms in this area: Digestive system — Sistema digestivo

Sources

This page is a language reference. It is not medical advice.