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Megacolon

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Abnormal dilatation of the colon, not caused by mechanical obstruction. uncountable
  2. 2
    an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung's disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate) wordnet
  3. 3
    A colon thus enlarged. countable

Etymology

From mega- + colon.

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