Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) involves inflammation of the intestines and is a chronic (long-lasting) illness. The two major types of IBD are ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Ulcerative colitis affects the lining of the large intestine (colon) and/or the rectum.
Definition of comb binding. : mechanical binding (as of pamphlets) in which split rings of plastic or metal are passed through slots at the gutter margin.
The end results are not as clean looking as thermal binding and the process is much more time-consuming. With thermal one can bind as many as 15 1/8â reports in less than 2 minutes. It can take 10 times as long to do that with comb. binding. Another advantage of thermal binding is that one can bind hard covers.