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noun
Congenital aganglionic megacolon, a disorder in which the bowel is obstructed by an aganglionic section of bowel and the colon becomes enlarged.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
congenital condition in which the colon does not have the normal network of nerves; there is little urge to defecate so the feces accumulate and cause megacolon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: congenital megacolon
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: genetic disease, genetic disorder, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, congenital disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder, hereditary disease, hereditary condition
History
After Harald Hirschsprung (1830–1916), Danish physician who first described it.
Across languages
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