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Megacolon: Extreme bowel distention. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Megacolon is available below.
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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)
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)
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