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Biosimilars: Glossary

Biologics and biosimiliars

When talking to your gastroenterologist about how biologics and biosimilars work, you may have questions about what some of the words mean.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

Inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, is characterized by chronic inflammation in the digestive tract. The two main types are ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.