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MEGACOLON
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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)
Classified under:
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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