hirschsprung's disease

1. 1.

   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

   Synonymscongenital megacolon

   Broadergenetic disease

Questions about hirschsprung's disease

What does hirschsprung's disease mean?

hirschsprung's disease means "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".

What is another word for hirschsprung's disease?

Close synonyms include congenital megacolon. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hirschsprung's disease a common word?