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Hirschsprung's disease

noun

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

• Syn: ↑congenital megacolon

• Hypernyms:

↑genetic disease, ↑genetic disorder, ↑genetic abnormality, ↑genetic defect, ↑congenital disease, ↑inherited disease, ↑inherited disorder, ↑hereditary disease, ↑hereditary condition

Useful english dictionary. 2012.