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HIRSCHSPRUNG'S DISEASE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
congenital megacolon; Hirschsprung's disease
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("Hirschsprung's disease" is a kind of...):
congenital disease; genetic abnormality; genetic defect; genetic disease; genetic disorder; hereditary condition; hereditary disease; inherited disease; inherited disorder (a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically)
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