Hirschsprung's disease
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Hirschsprung's disease [′hərsh‚pru̇ŋz di‚zēz]

(medicine)

A disease caused by absence of the myenteric ganglion cells in a segment of rectum or distal colon, resulting in spasm of the affected part and dilation of the bowel proximal to the defect.

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Hirschsprung's disease (redirected from congenital megacolon)

Hirschsprung's disease
(redirected from congenital megacolon)