A chronic, nonspecific inflammatory bowel disease generally affecting the terminal ileum, jejunum, and colon is ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Crohn's disease
Crohn's disease is a chronic, nonspecific inflammatory disease generally affecting the terminal ileum, jejunum, and colon.
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