MEGACOLON

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("megacolon" is a kind of...):

colon (the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted)

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