Megacolon

Introduction: Megacolon

Description of Megacolon

Megacolon (medical condition): Extreme bowel distention.

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Megacolon: Dilation and sometimes lengthening of the colon.

Megacolon: A condition of extreme dilation of the colon. SYN: giant colon.
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Megacolon: an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung's disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate).
Source: WordNet 2.1

Megacolon: Dilatation of the COLON, often to alarming dimensions. There are various types of megacolon including congenital megacolon in HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE, idiopathic megacolon in CONSTIPATION, and TOXIC MEGACOLON.
Source: Diseases Database

Megacolon: Dilatation of the COLON, often to alarming dimensions. There are various types of megacolon including congenital megacolon in HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE, idiopathic megacolon in CONSTIPATION, and TOXIC MEGACOLON.
Source: MeSH 2007

Megacolon as a Disease

Megacolon (medical condition): See Megacolon (disease information).
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Megacolon: Related Diseases

Megacolon: Megacolon is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Digestive Diseases
• Bowel conditions
• Colon conditions

More information on medical condition: Megacolon:

• Information about Megacolon
• Basic Summary for Megacolon
• Causes of Megacolon
• Medication Causes of Megacolon
• Symptoms of Megacolon
• Complications of Megacolon
• Treatments for Megacolon

Megacolon as a Symptom

Megacolon (symptom): Dilatation and hypertrophy of the colon.

Megacolon (symptom): See Megacolon (symptom information).

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Megacolon: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Megacolon:

• Ogilvie syndrome
• pseudo-obstruction
• idiopathic megacolon
• acquired megacolon
• toxic megacolon
• colonic inertia
• generalized delayed transit
• rectosphincteric dyssynergy
• functional outlet obstruction
• spontaneous perforation
• Hirschsprung disease

Terms associated with Megacolon:

Terms Similar to Megacolon:

• Colon enlargement
• Colonic dilatation

Source: Diseases Database

More specific terms for Megacolon:

• Hirschsprung Disease
• Megacolon, Toxic

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Megacolon

• Colonic Diseases

Source - MeSH 2007

• colon

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Megacolon

The following list attempts to classify Megacolon into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• colon
• large intestine
• bowel,gut,intestine
• internal organ,viscus
• organ
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Digestive System Diseases
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases
    • Intestinal Diseases
      • Colonic Diseases
        • Megacolon

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