HyperDic: megacolon

English > 1 sense of the word megacolon:
NOUNbodymegacolonan abnormal enlargement of the colon
English > megacolon: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningAn abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung's disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate).
BroadercolonThe part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum
Spanishmegacolon
Catalanmegacòlon

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