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Megacolon

Introduction: Megacolon



Description of Megacolon

Megacolon (medical condition): Extreme bowel distention. See also Megacolon:
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Megacolon: Dilation and sometimes lengthening of the colon.

Megacolon: A condition of extreme dilation of the colon. SYN: giant colon.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

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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  »Causes of Megacolon
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Megacolon: Megacolon is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: Digestive Diseases, Bowel conditions, Colon conditions

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Megacolon as a Symptom

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

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

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More specific terms for Megacolon:

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Broader terms for Megacolon

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Hierarchical classifications of Megacolon

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