Look up: megacolon

1. megacolon
   Type: Term Pronunciation: meg′ă-kō′lon Definitions: 1. A condition of extreme dilation of the colon. Synonyms: giant colon
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2. Megacolon
   Flabby, distended colon caused by chronic Chagas' disease.
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3. megacolon
   [n] - an abnormal enlargement of the colon
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4. Megacolon
   a severely swollen large intestine, causing severe constipation and abdominal bloating; may be present at birth or develops later
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5. Megacolon
   Megacolon: An abnormally enlarged colon.
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6. megacolon
   An abnormally large or dilated colon, the condition may be congenital or acquired, acute or chronic. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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7. 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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8. megacolon
   (meg″ә-ko´lәn) dilatation and hypertrophy of the colon. acquired megacolon any type associated with chronic constipation but normal innervation of intestinal ganglion cells. acute megacolon toxic megacolon. aganglionic megac...
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9. megacolon
   massive enlargement and dilation of the large intestine (colon). The two main types of the syndrome are congenital megacolon, or Hirschsprung ...
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10. megacolon
    an abnormally large or dilated colon; the condition may be congenital or acquired, acute or chronic.
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11. Megacolon
    | ICD9 = | ICDO = | OMIM = | MedlinePlus = | eMedicineSubj = med| eMedicineTopic = 1417| MeshID = D008531 | --> `Megacolon` is an abnormal dilation of the colon (a part of the large megacolon-->--> The dilatation is often accompanied by a paralysis of the peristaltic movements of the bowel. In mo...
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