IBS

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aɪ.biː.ˈɛs/

Adjective

IBS (not comparable)

  1. Initialism of identical by state.

Noun

IBS (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) Initialism of irritable bowel syndrome.
    • 2023 September 12, Arwa Mahdawi, “The US has such a love affair with laxatives that there is now a national shortage. This is not normal”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:
      While I don’t have a definitive answer for that, studies suggest that IBS is more common in women than men.
  2. (dermatology) Initialism of ichthyosis bullosa of Siemens.

Derived terms

Translations
irritable bowel syndrome — see irritable bowel syndrome

See also

Anagrams

German

Noun

IBS

  1. Initialism of Inbetriebsetzung.
    Synonym: IBN
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