Associations to the word «Megacolon»
Noun
- Colon
- Bowel
- Obstruction
- Intestine
- Diarrhea
- Pseudo
- Abnormality
- Hemorrhage
- Anemia
- Complication
- Syndrome
- Disease
- Retention
- Segment
- Medication
- Aids
- Infection
- Diagnosis
- Patient
- Disorder
- Defect
- Nerve
- Tract
- Surgery
- Cancer
- Mouse
- Symptom
- Fiber
- Transit
- Also
- Risk
- Muscle
- Definition
- Encyclopedia
- Fig
- Medicine
- Article
- Reading
- Cause
- Pain
- Condition
- Treatment
- Health
- Factor
- Drug
- System
- See
- Loss
- Cell
- Care
- Case
- Table
Adjective
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Wiktionary
MEGACOLON, noun. (uncountable) Abnormal dilatation of the colon, not caused by mechanical obstruction.
MEGACOLON, noun. (countable) A colon thus enlarged.
Dictionary definition
MEGACOLON, noun. An abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung's disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate).
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